WAMPSIIICI 80 PEASCOD STREET, WINDSOR SL4 1 DH TELEPHONE: WINDSOR 69055/7 CHARTERED SURVEYORS - AUCTIONEERS and ESTATE AGENTS * * * Fast, quality service from experienced staff. Mortgages arranged for suitable purchasers, free valuations, NO SALE - NO FEE. * * * Houses required for waiting buyers in the Dorney and surrounding areas. * * * Open 6 days a week Agents for Bristol & West Building Society. G. A. SAVAGE & CO. [Slough] LTD. ROAD TRANSPORT & REMOVAL CONTRACTORS Member of the British Association of Removers 167 Bower Wav. Cippenham, Slough. SL I sH B Tel: Slough 21080 THE OLD SCHOOL ANTIQUES DORNEY SPECIALISTS IN 18TH & EARLY 19TH CENTURY PORCELAIN ALSO ANTIQUE FURNITURE PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY ANTIQUES YOU WISH TO SELL. FREE VALUATIONS FOR PROSPECTIVE SELLERS. TEL: BURNHAM 32'47 SERVICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JAMES EVERY SUNDAY VICAR: CHURCHWARDENS: 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion 10.15 a.m. Explorers & Creche at the Vicarage 10.30 a.m. Parish Communion (1st Sunday in Month : Mattins with Communion) The Rev. Paul Hawkins, The Vicarage, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 62823 Lt.Col. P.D.S. Palmer, Dorney Court, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 4638 Mr. M. J. L. Armstrong, Badgers, Village Road, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Te I : Burnham 5595 The Vicar tries to keep Thursday as his day off and you are asked please to respect this except in an emergency. ISSUE NO. 1/80 JANUARY, 1980 E D I T O R I A L Now we are moving into a new decade and wonder what the 80 1 s will have in store for us. Perhaps we will begin to come to terms with inflation, and the squeeze and cuts will begin to show that those in charge of the economy know what they are doing. Closer to home we can look forward to some changes. We are sorry to hear of the death of Colonel Palmer who will be missed from the local scene, especially his expertise and knowledge of local affairs, remembering his help in fighting the Water Board to stop them building a large water extraction plant, also the help given in the fight to save the school from being made into a first school which would have meant the children having to travel further afield at a young age, and lately the fight against the gravel extraction plan. To Mrs. Palmer and family we extend our sympathy and feel sure Peregrine will ably take over where Colonel Palmer left off. We will see the start of the repair of the Church Roof, or we wonder will costs rise faster than the appeal funds. Now we know there will not be a grant from the Department of the Environment to help, we need to make more efforts to raise funds. Will we also hear good or bad news about the fight against the gravel extraction. We have a lot to look forward to and would like to start the new decade by wishing you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year. - 1 - Dear Parishioners, Church Roof Many of you may be wondering why there has been no news on the Church roof recently: the work has not started and no fund raising has taken place for several months. The reason is this: last February the PCC applied to the Department of the Environment for a grant towards the work that needs to be done on the roof. While we were waiting for the result of that application we could not put the work in hand as no applications are considered if work has already started. Nor did the PCC feel it could continue to raise funds locally before we knew how much more, if anything at all, had to be found. In October we were informed by the Department that we would not be receiving a grant. The time that it took the Department of the Environment to give us a negative reply will cost us several thousand pounds in inflation: not only could we not put the work in hand while we waited for the result of our application, but we must now wait until the Spring, as the work cannot be done during the Winter. Through our Member of Parliament we have made a protest to the DoE about the time taken to answer our application. However, we must now give ourselves to the task of raising the money needed to keep our ancient and beautiful Parish Church in good repair. The present estimate for the work is ElO,O95 but the final figure may be more like El3,O00. We have so far raised E7,368 (this includes £1,000 granted to us in December by an independent charity, the Fulham Palace Trust for the Preservation of Historic Buildings). On top of that the Fulham Palace Trust has given us an interest free loan of El,00O and the Oxford Diocese one of E300, making the total sum available for the roof EB, 668. The PCC has decided to put the work in hand as soon as possible to avoid the further effects of inflation: so the job of fund raising must begin again in earnest. We hope you will feel able to contribute again both through direct gifts and also through interest free loans - these latter would of course be an enormous help. - 2 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------􀀒--· -􀀓- Our little Church has stood for seven centuries: the work of keeping it up is not a burden, but a joy and a privilege. The first fund raising event for it in 1980 will be an Auction: please see elsewhere in this magazine for details. Thank you all for your past, present, and future generous contributions in time, effort, and money to the Church Roof Fund! With best wishes, Paul Hawkins. REGISTERS FOR NOVEMBER BAPTISM 18th Russell James Kirkby R. I.P. 22nd Alfred James Ledgewood - 3 - ST. JAMES DUTY ROSTER 13th January EPIPHANY I 8. 00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Holy Communion Parish Communion Cleaning Coffee Explorers Creche Servers Sidesman Reader 8. 00 10.30 10.30 20th January Mrs. Robb Mrs. Paton & Mrs. Coish Mrs. Buttriss & Mrs. Humpleman Mrs. Sherlock & Emma Shepheard Mr. Pepler Mr. Skinner Mrs. Pepler EPIPHANY II Miss Belcher John 1: 29-34 Isaiah 42: 1-7 8. 00 a.m. Holy Communion 10.30 a.m. Parish Communion Cleaning Coffee Explorers Creche Servers Sidesman 8. 00 10.30 Reader 10.30 Mrs. Harpur & Mrs. Allen Mr. & Mrs. Armstrong Mrs. Buttriss & Mrs. Humpleman Mrs. Griffiths & Miss Perryman Kay Summers Mr. Handy Mr. Houldsworth Mrs. Houldsworth - 4 - John 1: 35-51 1 Samuel 3: 1-10 27th January 8. 00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Cleaning Coffee Explorers Creche Servers Sidesman Reader 3rd February 8. 00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Cleaning Coffee Explorers Creche Servers Sidesman Reader EPIPHANY III Holy Communion Parish Communion 8. 00 10.30 10.30 Mrs. Ames & Mrs. Houldsworth Mr. & Mrs. Robb Mrs. Hawkins & Mrs. Keith Mrs. Williams & Miss Hollidge Jonathan Longden Mr. Eastgate Mr. Belcher John 2 Mrs. Robb 1 Corinthians SEPTUAGESIMA Holy Communion Mattins & Communion Mrs. Roberts & Mrs. Skinner Mr. & Mrs. Wilkinson Mrs. Hawkins & Mrs. Keith Mrs. Handy & Mrs. Lightwood Jeremy Belcher 8 .00 Mr. Robb 10.30 Mr. Wilkinson 10.30 Mrs. Wilkinson - 5 - Luke Proverbs 2:13-22 3:10-17 8: 4-15 3: 1-8 We know that our readers who were unable to attend Colonel Palmer's funeral on December 20th will appreciate the opportunity to read the following transcript of the address given by The Reverend Paul Hawkins. We are here today to thank God for the life of Philip Dayrell Stewart Palmer. The news of Col. Palmer's death has produced a remarkable sense of shock, especially amongst those of us who live here in Dorney, and the reason for that is very simple: Col. Palmer was so bound up with the whole life and fabric of our Church and community that his death is known by all of us to be a profound loss. Col. Palmer was an outstanding man, and when so many, many people outside his own home feel such a sense of bereavement, then we might imagine, in a small way, what the loss must be for Frances Palmer and for all his family. Dorney owes so much to Col. Palmer: he was on the civil parish Council for over 30 years, attending its monthly meetings, and for practically the whole of that time he was chairman of it. He was of course Patron of Dorney Church, an ideal Patron, because he involved himself far beyond the call of a Patron's duty: he was on the Parochial Church Council again for over 30 years, attending its monthly meetings, and was also Churchwarden and Treasurer - he attended to the details of running a Church with meticulous care and interest and he also, as Patron,watched over the long-term interests of his Church: it was almost entirely due to his commitment and tenacity, to his powers of persuasion, that Dorney still has a Vicar, as it has done for centuries. And not only does it have a Vicar, but also, again through Col. Palmer's efforts, in partnership with Eton College, a unique Project that provides holidays and training for about 250 children a year from urban areas, as well as providing a centre which many parishes and schools use for residential Christian education courses. It was typical of Col. Palmer that he not only appointed Vicars, but also ministered to them: if a Vicar might on occasion arrive in Col. and Mrs. Palmer's drawing-room feeling tired or - 6 - worried, one always left feeling full of the joy of life, having received a generous dose of their great humour and great hospitality; and frequently also invigorated by fascinating stories and anecdotes concerning events in Dorney dating back over the centuries, and told by a man who knew the history in detail and loved the places and people about whom he was talking. He had a feel for real history, for the real people behind figures and dates. Above all he loved present Dorney and its people: village clubs, and organisations, the harvest supper, the over 60's Club; guides and cubs and brownies open evenings, village school events - their plays, and concerts;Col. Palmer was always there, congratulating and encouraging. So much could be said about all that he did for the village - but he also played his part in the wider community - he spent long hours on the bench as a Justice of the Peace, and he was a Deputy Lieutenant of the County. As well as all that he found time to be a highly successful market gardener. This great range of interests did not prevent him from noticing details: I knov,,r if people were feeling tired or unwell, Col. Palmer noticed and said something and it felt good to know that he noticed and understood, for not only was he a person of tremendous energy, he was also a gentle man: perhaps his gentleness and care stemmed from his absolutely regular Sunday by Sunday worship in this ancient Church, which he loved so much, and so well. Year after year he maintained his links with his regiment, The Royal Leicestershire: for 20 years he ran the regimental dinner and attended every reunion. After his time at Eton, where he was in Mr. Le Neve-Foster's house and then Mr. Todd's, and after his training at Sandhurst, he was commissioned in 1922. In the 1920's he was in the Home Battalion, from 1932-33 in the 2nd Battalion in Londonderry, where he was Master of the Battalion Drag and a keen horseman: he was very successful, I am told, in local point-to-points. He then served in India, which included time at the staff College at Quetta, where Montgomery was one of the directing staff. At the beginning of the war he was at Dunkirk - 7 - under General Alexander and was in fact one of the very last to be evacuated. Among other posts during the war he commanded the 7th Service Battalion in Karachi. In 1946 he returned to Dorney. I feel that what I personally have learnt most clearly from knowing Col. Palmer only over the last two and a half years is that the goals we set ourselves in life are achievable so long as we give ourselves heart and soul to them: he was a person of tremendous tenacity, of absolute honesty and integrity - he always made it absolutely clear what he thought about things and he meant what he said: there was never any trace of deviousness or politicking. Although of course he worked so hard and threw himself into things with such vigour, he always retained his sense of fun and enjoyment: he was always poking fun at people but liked to get as good as he gave. He was an immensely enjoyable and interesting person to be with. And all that he was and had, his Christian faith, his good humour, his zest for living, all this was part of a man who knew the joyous side of life, but also knew the sorrowful and tragic side of it. I think we all feel that Col. Palmer was unique - and when one asks oneself the real reason why this is so, the answer, for me, is that to my generation he personified so many good things about the past, a deep feeling for the importance of tradition and history, for the fabric of our nation and for the life of villages like Dorney. He was a link between the past and the future, and as we start a new decade and move closer towards the 21st century and into a new age, we will do very well to remember the importance of qualities like integrity and honesty, commitment to the community and to our family, and all rooted in unswerving loyalty to his Church and to his God. Inde.ed, I think what I will remember most about Col. Palmer are the words which he nearly always said to me as a farewell at the end of all sorts of gatherings: 11 God bless you11 - not said casually, but said carefully. But we will all always have - 8 - many memories of Philip Palmer : he was that kind of man, a great man, a person whom it was a very great privilege to have known. And now to his God and our God may we ascribe, as is most justly due, all might, majesty, dominion and power through Jesus Christ and in the power of the Holy Spirit, henceforth and forever more. Amen. - 9 - Friday, 11th January Friday, 25th January " " " Sunday, 10th February Tuesday, 12th February Friday, 15th February Friday, 29th February DORNEY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE DORNEY WOMEN'S SOCIAL CLUB DORNEY P.T.A. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE DIARY OF EVENTS Dorney Church Youth Club, DISCO in Village Hall, 8.00 - 10.45 p.m. members 60p, non members 80p. Dorney Church Youth Club, 7-9 p.m. meeting at Vicarage. Members free, non members 20p. Dorney School P.T.A. - Jumble Sale, Village Hall @ 7.00 p.m. Dorney Church Youth Club, 6.30 p.m. Skating at Richmond. Back by 10.00 p.m. Over 60's Lunch Club, 12. 20 p.m. at the Vicarage. Cost 70p. VALENTINE'S DISCO, 8.00 - 10. 45 p.m. at Village Hall. Dorney Church Youth Club, 7-9 p.m. meeting at Vicarage . Non members 2op. Meet second Wednesday of every month at 2.30 p.m. Meet fourth Wednesday of every month at 8.00 p.m. Meet fourth Monday of every month for P.T.A. Committee Meeting. Second Tuesday in every month at 8. 00 p.m. Dorney School. Second Tuesday in every month at 7.45 p.m. preceding the Parish Council Meeting. - 10 - I' " I' " DORNEY P.C.C. DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DORNEY OVER 60 LUNCHEON CLUB DORNEY YOUTH CLUB Senior Youth Club Junior Youth Club First Wednesday of every month at 8.00 p.m. Dorney Vicarage. Meet second Wednesday of every month. Meet second Tuesday of every month at the Vicarage. 7.30 p.m. Dorney Vicarage, alternate Sundays (14-20 year old's) 6.45 p. m. Dorney Vicarage, alternate Sundays (11-14 year old ' s) (See Church Noticeboard for details) Dorney Babysitting Club. For details contact - Catherine Lancaster, Maidenhead 71618. ETON DORNEY PROJECT You may like to know that we raised E20.00 at our Charity Disco, which will be going towards the Mantsonyane Hospital in Lesotho. Bridget Middlemas. - 11 - THE PARISH PUMP December Meeting of Parish Council Large Container Programme Usual Sites 4th - 18th February. Accounts £38. 79 S.E.B. December quarter - Street lighting. Precept 1980/81 The P.C. was pleased to accept the estimates , from the Finance sub Committee, for the expenditure anticipated for next financial year. In reality it means that the Parish Council will be asking for approval from the District Council to approve an amount slightly under this years rate. Litter Bins The P.C. provided input to a survey being conducted on the style, shape and size of public litter bins. Ramblers Association The Association have offered to clear certain footpaths within the - 12 - Parish and will be contacting the various land-owners before work commences. Bucks County Council - Revised Draft Minerals Subject Plan. This draft document is being circulated amount the Councillors before the next meeting. Following recent public consultation this revised document is the guideline that the B.C.C. anticipates using to control all aspects of mineral extraction over the next 10 years within the County. As we are situated in a gravel area we are watching with interest although we are fortunate to be surrounded by good quality agricultural land. Car Parking Charges The District Council has asked local Parish/Town Councils for their reaction to the introduction of car parking charges or to an additional element on individual Parish rates. The current charge on the District Council for car park maintenance is £44,000 and they plan to reduce this sum to £24,000. Burnham Parish Council are against this for their car parks and have expressed concern at the possibilities of a special selective rate. However the D.C. does not anticipate making a charge where the collection of monies and administration would be uneconomic. Definitive Map A new definitive map has been produced and the P.C. has a copy for the Parish. River-bank downstream of Queens Eyot For a number of years there has been a mystery surrounding the cutting of bushes and trees along this part of the tow-path. Some two years ago a local person felt that the cutting had been over-done and planted saplings which he watered regularly and managed to keep going through the recent dry Summers. However recent heavy pruning again raised the question of who was - 13 - responsible and eventually it was discovered that the work was done by Eton College. The reason for the cutting back is that it enables the coaches of the College rowing crews to see whilst riding the towing-path. At a recent meeting the various interested parties were able to agree on a sensible compromise and we hope that this problem will not arise again. Fortunately the newly planted saplings were not harmed and continue to flourish. This is yet another example of the ways in which parishioners continue to look after all our interests on a purely voluntary basis and the Parish Council express their thanks. A very Happy New Year to all the people who do the church flowers, and clean the church. Both are done beautifully - thank you very much. Margaret Kilpatrick is going to do a dried flower decoration in the New Year, which will last until Easter. Brigit Ames. DORNEY SCHOOL P.T.A. JUMBLE SALE AT DORNEY VILLAGE HALL ON FRIDAY, 25TH JANUARY AT 7. 00 P.M. ADMISSION Sp. Children Free HOME MADE CAK ES, BRIC-A BRAC ETC. JUMBLE PLEASE TO MRS. GUIDER 22 MEADOW WAY or to SCHOOL. - 14 - DORNEY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT A delightful evening was spent at School on 12th December for the Christmas celebration. Class 4 opened the evening with a poem about Father Christmas and then playing a selection of tunes and some Christmas Carols on different types of Recorders, aided by a pupil playing the Glockenspiel. Mrs. Williams class of small children recited a long poem about "The Night before Christmas" which was word perfect and it was easy to see the children enjoyed reciting this as much as we did listening. Classes 1 2 & 3 combined to give a story of the Happy and Sad boys, sad because they had no toys and the small tots came to life as Christmas Fairies, Dancing Dolls, Aeroplanes, Jack in the boxes, a Rocking Horse, skipping ropes, drums and whipping tops. During the Interval the PTA Christmas Draw was held with many prizes, the first prize being a dinner for two at the Monkey Island Hotel. Mrs. Oxlade was thanked for all her hard work during the year. After the interval it was the turn of the older children to present "The Pirates of Penzance" and very good it was too. It is not easy to speak all the Gilbert and Sullivan verses, but the principals - Frederick, The Pirate King, Ruth, Mabel and the Major General all worked hard and again enjoyed the challenge delivering their words with gusto. The chorus of daughters of the Major General, the band of Pirates and the corps of Policeman sang their songs, and we all know "a policeman's lot is not a happy one11 • The costumes were excellent and Mrs. Price and the Teachers are all to be congratulated for their hard work. - 15 - OORNEY & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY At the recent A.G.M. the following committee was elected - Mr. E. Mr. D. Mr. w. Mr. E. Dr. J. PRESIDENT CHAIRMAN SECRETARY TREASURER Lt.Col. P.D. S. Palmer Mr. H. Cook Mrs. L. Parker Mr. R. Pulling COMMITTEE Parker Mrs. E. Cook Fowles Mrs. E. Pulling Hutton Mrs. P. Fowles Chase Mrs. A. Chase. Harrison I would like to take the opportunity to thank all members and their friends for their support which made 1979 another most successful year. It will be noted that there are several changes in the committee for 1980. The most notable being the resignation of Brian and Kay Sharp, who after years of valuable work on the Committee felt that some younger blood should be brought into the working of the Society. Another notable change is that after a number of years the subscription is now Sop. We must now look forward to 1980 which I hope will be as successful as 1979. On behalf of the committee I wish all members and friends a very Happy and Prosperous New Year. H.A. Cook Chairman - 16 - DORNEY CHURCH ROOF Everybody in Dorney has at one time or another been in to our beautiful church. We are all united in realising the necessity for keeping it in good repair. We are faced now by an estimate for El0, 000 to put the roof in order. We already have over E5, 000. We need over E4, 000. We plan to have an Auction in the Village Hall, on March 29th. We very much hope that every householder in Dorney will give something. Possibly you have a piece of furniture you no longer need. Or some piece of china that you don't like, but it may be valuable. Or some piece of jewellery put away in the attic, which you never wear. The Rev. Paul Hawkins has kindly said be would store any furniture until the Day, if necessary - Please will you be thinking what you are going to give. Thank you very much, from an old Dorney inhabitant, Brigit Ames. WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN BALLROOM DANCING. IF ENOUGH PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED PROFESSIONAL TUITION CAN BE ARRANGED AT THE VILLAGE HALL DURING THE SPRING. CONTACT PETE OR DOT BELCHER - MAIDENHEAD 27047. - 17 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------REPORT ON THE CHRISTMAS MEETING OF DORNEY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE The Christmas Meeting of the Dorney W.I. took place on Wednesday, 12th December. We were very pleased to welcome visitors from Taplow & Hitcham W.I. and from George Green W.I. Mrs. Allen thanked the members who had supported her coffee morning in aid of B.B.O.N.T. which resulted in £63.2lp being sent to the Trust. Mrs. Jones asked for names of members who would like to go to a special lecture by Mr. L. Bradbury at the Tate Gallery on Tuesday, 19th February, 1980. Names of volunteers to help at the Over 60's Club at Eton Wick in 1980, were taken. The date of the Christmas Fayre had been fixed for 22nd November 1980. Members were reminded that subscriptions were now due. As it was our Christmas Meeting the business was kept short and then Mrs. Sharphouse introduced the speaker Mrs. Baldwin whose subject was Round the Swedish Year. Looking very attractive in her National Costume Mrs. Baldwin told us all about the various customs and holidays in Sweden, beginning with the first Sunday in Advent, St. Lucia's Day on 13th December, Christmas and other festivities, through to the 30th April, which is the last day of the Swedish winter. She showed decorations for Christmas which she had made and finished her talk with some beautiful slides of Stockholm and other parts of Sweden. On behalf of the members and guests Mrs. Sharphouse thanked Mrs. Baldwin for her most interesting and colourful talk. The meeting ended with tea, provided by the Committee, which included a delicious Christmas cake, made by Mrs. Roberts, competitions and carols and a gift for everyone. The President of George Green W.I. thanked Dorney members for a pleasant afternoon on behalf of the visitors. We wish you all a happy and prosperous New Year. - 18 - DORNEY GUIDES Recently we welcomed Anne Dennis into the Guides from Brownies and Debbie Rice, Beverley Davis, Jane Dennis and Irene Vint into the Company. During November nineteen Guides attended a course of lectures at Slough Fire Station,they thoroughly enjoyed this and learnt a great deal from it. The remaining Guides had lectures on Map Reading. We are very much indebted to the persons concerned who ran the courses. Our Tupperware evening was most successful, thanks to all who supported and came to the event. Our Highlight of the month was retaining the District Swimming Trophy. Our team consisting of Rebecca Tierney, Sandra Coish, Tracey Perryman, Alison Backhouse, Helen Taylor, Alison Keith, Louise Poole, Sarah Whiting, Wendy Young, Debbie Rice, Anne and Jane Dennis, Irene Vint and Beverley Davis won about 16 certificates. The Guides held a very successful Open Evening early in December with 7 Guides gaining their Entertainer Badge and 4 their Hostess. During the eveninry L0ading Fireman Privett awarded the Guides their Fire-fighters Badge. The Guides invited the Elderley Citizens to tea at the Vicarage as their Christmas Good Turn. During the afternoon they performed a small play about Paddington the Bear going to Hospital, Sung and played a few carols and ended the afternoon with an enjoyable game of Pass the Parcel. Guides return in the New Year on Wednesday, January 16th. Our next District Event will be Thinking Day on Friday, February 22nd 4 p. m. - 7 p.m. when we celebrate the Birthdays - 19 - of the Founder and his wife and think of Guides all over the world. Guides have gained the following Badges - Angela Perryman Tracey Perryman Aisling McCabe Lorraine Zaremba Elizabeth Robb Helen Taylor Wendy Young Jane Dobnor Tracey Guider Jane Dennis Irene Vint Anne Dennis Beverley Davis Joanne Mallabar Sandra Coish Michelle Kirkby Rebecca Tierney Anne Sherlock Louise Poole Sarah Whiting Alison Keith Alison Backhouse Phillipa Whiting Debbie Rice GILL LANGSTON. Interpreter Emergency Helper, Handywomen & Map Reader. Child Nurse & Fire-fighter. Child Nurse & Fire-fighter. Homemaker, Toymaker & Fire-fighter. Collector, Rambler, Toymaker & Fire-fighter. Child Nurse, Fire-fighter, Hostess & Entertainer. Child Nurse, Fire-fighter, Entertainer & Hostess. Fire-fighter, Entertainer & Hostess. Fire-fighter & Entertainer. Fire-fighter & Entertainer. 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JAMES EVERY SUNDAY VICAR: CHURCHWARDENS: 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion 10.15 a.m. Explorers & Creche at the Vicarage 10.30 a.m. Parish Communion ( 1 st Sunday in Month : Mattins with Communion) The Rev. Paul Hawkins, The Vicarage, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 62823 Mr. M. J. L. Armstrong, Badgers, Village Road, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 5595 The Vicar tries to keep Thursday as his day off and you are asked please to respect this except in an emergency. ISSUE NO. 2/80 FEBRUARY, 1980 E D I T O R I A L Although corporal punishment has been abolished in many schools it is apparently still practised in some, and the 'Society of Teachers Opposed to Physical Punishment' (STOPP) has revived its campaign urging that this form of punishment be made illegal. It is also wanting a restraint upon the right of parents to similarly punish their own child. When I was at school a few reformists thought in this way, but the vast majority were convinced that persistent naughtiness, laziness or rudeness in children, deserved the cane. One master I knew prescribed that all boys should be automatically beaten when they assembled in his class-room; on the basis that they had been bad, were bad, or would be bad. And that was in a state school, for at that time the right to receive six of the best was not confined to the private or 'public' establishment. Nowadays it will usually cost a considerable sum in fees to be so privileged. To my knowledge that master never carried out his indiscriminate corrective prescription but this and similar threats, backed by an occasional punishment, sufficed to keep us reasonably disciplined through most of our school-days. Undoubtably the educational system has had its quota of sadistic swishers and it is deplorable that prefects and senior boys are, or were, permitted to physically punish their juniors. Nevertheless, in the past, it was thought that some 'ultimate deterrent' must be available to discourage wilful misconduct, not only for the good of the miscreant but to correct his bad influence upon his companions. It enabled teachers to enforce learning upon those pupils who were, by nature or design, opposed to schooling. There is no evidence to suppose that the children of today are more susceptible to the reasoning of their mentors, nor that now is the time to deny teachers the use of this deterrent if they wish to apply it. Indeed I ask myself if it is possible in a society growing contemptuous of law and order, to produce a good mannered and educated young generation without the power to resort to corporal punishment? If I answered "Yes, it is possible", would you think me naive? - 1 - Dear Parishioners, The Church and Young People It is sometimes said that the Church should pay attention to its children because they are the Church of the future. This is nonsense: they are in fact part of the Church of the present, and that of course is the real reason why their place should be recognised in the Church - as a present part of the present family. Church worship and the life of the Church in general must take into account children as much as individual families must: not to do so damages both the Church and the children, while incorporating them and encouraging them enriches both them and the whole Church. All children under 10 are welcome at the Vicarage every Sunday (except some holiday periods) at 10. 20 a. m. Those under school age have a supervised creche, enabling their parents to go to Church, while those of school age can belong to the "Explorers". Sally Williams (Maidenhead 20795) has kindly taken on the running of the creche and if there are any mothers of young children who could help run the creche about once every other month, please let Mrs. Williams know. The explorers, led by a rota of six ladies, each week have a topic which they explore in a variety of ways. At the moment they are doing a parable each Sunday. The creche and the explorers all join the adults in Church for the last ten minutes of the service and come up to the altar to be blessed. Of course parents are welcome to bring their children to the whole of the service if they wish to. For older children and teenagers there is the Church Youth Club, run by the Project's Assistant Warden, and they can join the Church choir or become a server. There are also opportunites for teenagers to help at the Project with children's holidays: during the last year several Dorney teenagers have stayed at the Vicarage for a few days to help care for groups of children or to help with the domestic side, or have come for an afternoon or - 2 - evening to help run an activity for the children from the Arthritic Unit at the Canadian Hospital at Taplow. Others have come for one of our weekends for local young people: recent topics have included 11decision-making11 , "personal relationships11 , and "What can I believe in?". I hope all parents, teenagers, and children will feel free to make use of these facilities and opportunities which aim to help them learn about the Christian faith, about themselves and other people, and which are also designed to be enjoyable! With best wishes, Paul Hawkins. R. I.P. MARRIAGE BAPTISM 12th 14th 1st 16th REGISTERS FOR DECEMBER Kathleen Marion Weekes Philip Dayrell Stewart Palmer Terence Arthur Haynes to Kerry Rose Girling Simon Richard Gillett and Robert Wayne Gillett ************************************************************ «« «« «+: We encourage readers of the Parish News to pay annually, «+: • in advance, for their copies. If you have not yet paid -k «« for 1980, please hand 60p to your distributor upon her «« «+: next visit. •« «« «« «• This is our opportunity to thank the nineteen ladies «• 􀂳«! wahppo rdeecliiavteiron thofe magazine to your door and to record our «! « their willingness to perform this task 􀂳« 􀂳« every month. 􀂳« «! « EDITORIAL BOARD ! «* **********************************************************•* - 3 - ST. JAMES DUTY ROSTER 10th February SEXAGESIMA 8. 00 a. m. Holy Communion 10. 30 a. m. Parish Communion Mrs. Hellmuth & Mrs. Belcher Mr. & Mrs. Skinner Mrs. Hawkins & Mrs. Keith Cleaning Coffee Explorers Creche Servers Sidesman Mrs. Sherlock & Debbie Belcher Emma Shepheard 8. 00 Mr. Houldsworth Mark 1: 35-45 Reader 10. 30 Mrs. Harpur 10. 30 Mrs. Armstrong 2 Corinthians 12: 1-10 17th February QUINQUAGESIMA 8. 00 a. m. 10. 30 a. m. Holy Communion Parish Communion Cleaning Coffee Explorers Creche Servers Sidesman 8 . 00 10. 30 Reader 10. 30 20th February 8. 00 p. m. Holy Servers Sidesman 8. 00 Reader 8. 00 Mrs. Armstrong Mrs. Roberts & Mrs. Chase Mrs. Armstrong & Miss Middlemas Mrs. Williams & Angela Perryman Jonathan Longden Mr. Butteriss Mr. Armstrong Mrs. Handy ASH WEDNESDAY Communion Emma Shepheard p. m. Mrs. Hammond p. m. Mrs. Wilkinson - 4 - Mark Jonah Luke James 4: 35-41 1: 1-2 18: 9-14 4: 1-8 24th February LENT I 8. 00 a. m. Holy Communion 10. 30 a. m. Parish Communion Cleaning Coffee Explorers Creche Servers Sidesman 8. 00 10. 30 Reader 10. 30 Mrs. Robb Mrs. Thompson & Mrs. Warner Horne Miss Middlemas & Mrs. Armstrong Mrs. Handy & Mrs. Lightwood Jeremy Belcher Mr. Hayton Mr. Pepler Mrs. Houldsworth LENT II Luke 4: 1-13 Hebrews 4: 12-16 2nd March 8. 00 a. m. 10. 30 a. m. Holy Communion Mattins & Communion Cleaning Coffee Explorers Creche Servers Sidesman 8. 00 10. 30 Reader 10. 30 Mrs. Harpur & Mrs. Allen Mr. & Mrs. Houldsworth Miss Middlemas & Mrs. Armstrong Mrs. Williams & Lindsay Hollidge Jeremy Belcher Mr. Eastgate Brig. Mayes Mrs. Lightwood - 5 - Matthew 12: 22-32 Isaiah 35: 1-10 Saturday, 9th February Sunday, 10th February DIARY OF EVENTS Valentine Dance 8p. m. to midnight@ Village Hall. Cost £3 including Chicken 'n' Chips, Wine or Beer. Dorney Church Youth Club, 6. 30 p. m. Skating at Richmond. Back by 10. 00 p. m. * Tuesday, 12th February Over 60's Lunch Club, 12. 20 p. m. at the Vicarage. Cost 70p. Wednesday, 13th February Dorney Guides Coffee Evening 7. 30p. m. - 8. 30p. m. @ Village Hall in aid of The Bucks Guides County Appeal for an International Home for Kidney patients. Friday, 15th February VALENTINE'S DISCO, 8. 00 - 10. 45 p. m. at Village Hall. Friday, 29th February Dorney Church Youth Club, 7-9 p. m. meeting at Vicarage. Non members 20p. Saturday, 8th/ Sunday 9th March " " " Friday, 14th March Saturday, 29th March " " " Sunday, 30th March Saturday, 14th June * Tuesday, 12th February ) Annual weekend at Dorney Vicarage ) for 11 to 14 year olds. Dorney Church Youth Club, 6. 30 p. m. Skating at Richmond. Back by 10. 00 p. m. Dorney Church Youth Club, DISCO in Village Hall, 8. 00 - 10. 45 p. m. Members 60p, non members 80p. Auction in aid of Church Roof Fund 3 p. m. Annual Riverside Service for 5 to 10 year olds in Dorney Church. Parish Day and Annual Church Meeting in Dorney Vicarage. Project Annual Barbecue. Dorney Babysitting Club meeting, 8 p.m. @ 3 Harcourt Road. - 6 - " Sunday, 6th July Saturday, 8th/November Sunday, 9th Saturday 22nd November DORNEY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE DORNEY WOMEN'S SOCIAL CLUB DORNEY P.T. A. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE DORNEY P. c. c. DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DORNEY OVER 60 LUNCHEON CLUB DORNEY YOUTH CLUB Senior Youth Club Junior Youth Club Vicarage Happening. ) Annual weekend at Dorney Vicarage ) for 14 to 18 year olds. Dorney Women's Institute's Christmas Fayre. Meet second Wednesday of every month at 2. 30 p. m. Meet fourth Wednesday of every month at 8. 00 p. m. Meet fourth Monday of every month for P.T. A. Committee Meeting. Second Tuesday in every month at 8. 00 p. m. Dorney School. Second Tuesday in every month at 7. 45 p. m. preceding the Parish Council Meeting. First Wednesday of every month at 8. 00 p.m. Dorney Vicarage. Meet second Wednesday of every month. Meet second Tuesday of every month at the Vicarage. 7.30 p. m. Dorney Vicarage, alternate Sundays (14-20 year old's) 6. 45 p. m. Dorney Vicarage, alternate Sundays (11-14 year old's) (See Church Noticeboard for details) Dorney Babysitting Club. For details contact - Catherine Lancaster, Maidenhead 71618. - 7 - THE PARISH PUMP January Meeting of Parish Council Following the death of Lt. Col. Palmer, a vacancy exists on the Parish Council. Unless a replacement has been nominated by January 14th the Council will use their powers to co-opt a replacement. A token donation of ElO was approved in lieu of a floral tribute. Any physically handicapped persons living in the Parish should note that the B.D.C. makes financial provision for works of adaptation to its own housing stock and that the Social Services Department has statutory duties for much the same type of work in the private housing sector. Interested Council tenants should apply to their Housing Officer and private owners to the Environmental Health Officer. The decision of the Boundary Commission to incorporate Dorney into the Taplow area for B.D.C. purposes will be challenged by both the Parish and District Councils. This decision was taken despite the recommendation of their Assistant Commissioner that Dorney should remain a separate ward. At a meeting of the Road Safety Committee (held prior to the Council Meeting) it was pointed out that riding of horses and motor-cycles in Trumpers Field was both against the By-Laws and dangerous to the public. Should this nuisance continue the local constabulary will take action. - 8 - • • Tel: DORNEY BABYSITTING CLUB 3 Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach. Maidenhead 71618 A meeting will be held on Tuesday, 12th February at 8 p. m. New members welcome. Catherine Lancaster *••• ************************************************•• • •• !.•• V-A-LE-NT-IN-E- D-AN-CE- :••. ••: 9th FEBRUARY :•• •:• DORNEY VILLAGE HALL :•• ! 8 p. m. - Midnight ! . ----------- • • • • • : Tickets - including CHICKEN 'N' CHIPS, : :•• WINE OR BEER, E3. ••: ! Available from Mrs. Belcher, ! •! Tel. Maidenhead 27047 !• • • ************************************************* - 9 - DORNEY WOMEN'S SOCIAL CLUB The Christmas Supper Dance was held on December 1st, 1979 and. a most enjoyable evening was had by all, Dancing was to The Friendship Band, which once again proved to be very popular. The New Year started with a coffee evening with 'Bring and Buy', held at Little Pippins by kind invitation of Mr. & Mrs. Reg. Smith. The sum of £16 was raised which will be used to pay speakers' fees. A trip to the B. B.C. studios has been arranged for February to hear 'My Music' recorded, but up to date there have not been enough people interested for us to be able to go. I f the trip has to be cancelled perhaps we will have a coffee evening. DORNEY GUIDES COFFEE EVENI NG Wednesday, February 13th 7. 30 p. m. - 8.30 p. m. at the Village Hall IN AID of The Bucks. Guides County Appeal for An International Home for Kidney Patients - 10 - DORNEY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE The monthly meeting of the Women's Institute was held on Wednesday, 9th January in the Village Hall. Mrs. Sharphouse opened the meeting by wishing all the members a Happy New Year. After the record had been read, approved and duly signed the meeting got down to the business. The Christmas party was voted a great success and it was hoped to repeat it at the end of this year. Mrs. Clifford proposed a vote of thanks to the Corrnnittee for arranging such a successful event. Members were reminded of the Craft meeting at Stoke Pages on 15th & 16th April and of our own Christmas Fayre in November. It is not too early to begin preparations. Names were taken of members who wished to visit the Tate Gallery on 19th February and a preliminary count of members who would like to visit the Celebration Craft Exhibition at Liscombe House combined with a visit to a stately home in the area on 22nd May. A ballot was held to choose four members to represent Dorney at the 'Towards 2000' conference at Salisbury on 24th April. The lucky ones were Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Huddart, Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Sharp. The speaker was Mrs. B. Crunden, the County Drama chairman, who gave us many hints on how to cast and put on a play. We hope to put all this into practice later in the year. She was warmly thanked by Mrs. K. Sharp. At the February meeting Mrs. M. Brown will talk of 'Three centuries of English Silver'. Her hostess will be Mrs. Horner. Teas will be provided by Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. Roberts and Mrs. Sharp. - 11 - At the end of the meeting Mrs. Harpur was presented with a Gift Token as she was the winner of the most competitions during 1979. The January competition winners were (i) Mrs. Sharphouse (ii) Mrs. Roberts, (iii) Mrs. Chase and Mrs. Livsey. W.I. Duties. Welfare Clinic - Mrs. Roberts. Dear Editor, The OVer 60's Club at Eton Wick - 29th January - Mrs. Harpur, Mrs. Hutton and Mrs. Sharp. "Barnwood" Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach. Through your magazine please may I thank everyone who bought Christmas cards and small gifts to raise money for Dorney Cub and Brownie funds. I am sure you would like to know that the marvellous sum of £150 was raised. The Brownies enjoyed an evening at 'Holiday on Ice', Wembly, as their Christmas treat, with part of the proceeds and the Cubs share will probably go towards much needed camping equipment. 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JAMES EVERY SUNDAY VICAR: CHURCHWARDENS: 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion 10.15 a.m. Explorers & Creche at the Vicarage 10.30 a.m. Parish Communion (1st Sunday in Month : Mattins with Communion) The Rev. Paul Hawkins, The Vicarage, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Te I : Burnham 62823 Mr. M. J. L. Armstrong, Badgers, Village Road, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 5595 The Vicar tries to keep Thursday as his day off and you are asked please to respect this except in an emergency. ISSUE NO. 3/80 MARCH, 1980 E D I T O R I A L Watching on television the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, and seeing the lucky men and women taking part and the winners receiving their medals, and then learning the American Athletes would not be competing at Moscow. - I wondered. To all athletes who have spent the last four years gradually reaching the peak of training for a chance to compete in the Olympics it must be an agonsing decision to fall into line with an official decree. Should all the effort be for nothing, if the Games are boycotted in Moscow will it make any impression on the Russian leaders and the invasion of Afghanistan. Perhaps if it turned out to be a world- wide boycott it may have an effect - can we really know. On the other hand to carry on with the Games as if nothing had happened will not do - but why the Games, is it because at the moment a point may be made, or seen to be made. I do know I would hate to have to give up a chance to participate after all my efforts and training - would the knowledge that I had been able to show a personal disapproval really compensate for not having a chance to take part, maybe the only chance. - 1 - Dear Parishioners, Easter 11 Fear nothing; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised again; he is not here; look, there is the place where they laid him. But go and give this message to his disciples and Peter: 'He is going on before you into Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you. 111 These are the words spoken to the women who came to anoint Jesus 1 dead body, as recorded by the oldest of the four Gospels, that of Saint Mark. The fact that the disciples were told to go to Galilee is important, because the area of Galilee was the cosmopolitan area of Palestine: it was full, not only of Jews, but also of foreigners and immigrants, Romans, Greeks, Samaritans, and all kinds of people from around the Roman Empire and beyond. Its main town, Capernaum - on the North-West shore of the sea of Galilee - was a busy place, a centre for trade and commerce, a place where trade routes converged and crossed. It was probably a rather irreligious place: Mary Magdelene, who had been perhaps a prostitute or something of that sort, came from Magdala in Galilee. If religion was practised it was often of a "way-out", uncontrolled type, using all kinds of extraordinary rites. Into the World So the disciples of Jesus, disillusioned by his gruesome death, were told: "Go into the World, where people of all sorts and kinds and backgrounds are born, ply their trades, marry, enjoy themselves, suffer, and die, and there you will find that Jesus is alive, that all that he stood for and taught about - God's love and God's Kingdom - is to be rediscovered amidst the ordinary daily lives of men and women. 11 You might have expected that the disciples would have been told to go and work in Jerusalem, the holy place, the centre of their religion. No: the Christian task - 2 - is to find and serve God in the world of everyday life. Christians meet Sunday by Sunday to be strengthened and challenged by the word of God and by sharing in bread and wine in memory of Jesus: they begin the week in this way to enable them to be more truly God's people for the rest of the week. For Christians, every Sunday is an Easter celebration, a celebration of Jesus' death and resurrection, when we recall his promise: "Be assured, I am with you always, to the end of time. 11 But the special services and celebrations of Holy Week and Easter are a time for allowing our faith to be deepened, revived, and renewed, a time when Jesus' resurrection, the new life that God gives, will be revealed to us afresh. Parish Day Our observance of Holy Week and Easter (details of services elsewhere in magazine) begins with Palm Sunday on Sunday March 30th: this is also our Parish Day. Do come along and join in this annual get together. After the 10.30 service we go to the Vicarage for coffee, the Annual Church Meeting, a picnic lunch (bring your own!) and all ending at 3.00 p.m. Children are taken on an outing. We have the particularly important task this year of electing two new Churchwardens. I hope you all have a very happy Easter. Paul Hawkins. BAPTISED 13th REGISTERS FOR JANUARY Katy Elizabeth Groves Claire Nicole Sexton - 3 - ST. JAMES DUTY ROSTER 9th March 8.00 a. m. 10. 30 a.m. LENT III Holy Communion Parish Communion Cleaning Mrs. Ames & Mrs. Houldsworth Coffee Mrs. Richmond & Mrs. Perryman Explorers Mrs. Humpleman & Mrs. Butteriss Creche Mrs. Sherlock & Debbie Belcher Servers Emma Shepheard Sidesman 8. 00 Mrs. Ames 10. 30 Mr. Handy Luke Reader 10. 30 Mr. Cripps Colossi ans 16th March 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. LENT IV MOTHERING SUNDAY Holy Communion Parish Communion Cleaning Coffee Servers Sidesman 8.00 10. 30 Mrs. Roberts & Mrs. Skinner Mrs. Harpur & Mrs. Ames Jonathan Longden Mr. Liney Mrs. Hammond Luke 9: 18-27 1: 24-29 2: 41-50 Reader 10.30 (To be advised) 1 Corinthians 13: 1-13 - 4 - 23rd March 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a. m. Cleaning Coffee Explorers Creche Servers Sidesman 8.00 10. 30 Reader 10. 30 30th March 8.00 a. m. 10. 30 a.m. Cleaning Explorers Creche Servers Sidesman 8. 00 10. 30 1st Reader 10. 30 2nd Reader 10. 30 PASSION SUNDAY Holy Communion Parish Communion Mrs. Hellmuth & Mrs. Belcher Mrs. Collins & Mrs. Mack Mrs. Humpleman & Mrs. Butteriss Mrs. Williams & Angela Perryman Jeremy Belcher Mr. Belcher Mr. Houldsworth Mrs. Wilkinson PALM SUNDAY Holy Communion Parish Communion Mrs. Armstrong Mark Jeremiah ANNUAL PARISH DAY Mrs. Humpleman & Mrs. Butteriss Mrs. Handy & Mrs. Lightwood Kathy Shepheard Mr. Skinner 10: 32-45 31: 31-34 Mr. Wilkinson Miss Middlemas Mr. Wilkinson Matthew 21: 1-11 Isaiah 52: 13. 53: 12 - 5 - 3rd April 8.00 p.m. MAUNDY THURSDAY 9.00 p. m. -12.00 Holy Communion & Stripping of the Church p.m. Maundy Thursday Watch Servers Sidesman Reader 4th April 10. 30 a.m. Creche Sidesman 1st Reader 2nd Reader 8.00 8.00 10. 30 10. 30 10. 30 Emma Shepheard Mr. Pepler Mrs. Pepler GOOD FRIDAY Mark 14: 12-26 1 Cor.inthians 10: 16-17 Family Service (Creche at Vicarage for children under 10 for first half of service) Mrs. Williams Mrs. Harpur Mrs. Armstrong Mrs. Liney - 6 - & Lindsay Hollidge Luke 23: Luke 22: Luke 23: 32-48 47-65 26-31 5t.h April 8.30 p.m. EASTER EVE Renewal of Baptismal Vows and lighting of the Easter Candle Flowers Cleaning Sidesman Mrs. Roberts Mrs. Robb 8.30 p. m. Mr. Robb 6th April 8.00 a.m. 10. 30 a.m. Coffee Servers Sidesman 8. 00 10. 30 Reader 10. 30 13th April 8.00 a. m. 10. 30 a.m. Flowers Cleaning Coffee Servers Sidesman 8.00 10. 30 Reader 10. 30 EASTER DAY Holy Communion Parish Communion Mr. & Mrs. Belcher Jane Swmners Mr. Eastgate Mr. Armstrong Mrs. Lightwood LOW SUNDAY Holy Communion Parish Communion Mrs. Humpleman 1 Corinthians 5: 7-8 Isaiah 12: 1-6 Mrs. Harpur & Mrs. Allen Mrs. Paton & Mrs. Coish Jane Summers Mr. Armstrong Mr. Butteriss Mrs. Robb - 7 - John 6: 35-40 1 Corinthians 15: 53-58 THE PARISH PUMP February Meeting of the Parish Council No replacement was forthcoming to fill the vacancy following the death of Colonel Palmer so the Parish Council has nominated Peregrine Palmer to serve as Parish Councillor in his place. A Standing Committee of the Parish Council has agreed to meet to discuss The Minerals Subject Plan for the County. Both the Secretary of State and our M. P. Sir Ronald Bell have been infonned of our views concerning the decision of the Boundary Commission to incorporate Dorney into the Taplow area for B. D. C. purposes. Accounts for Payment:- Annual Donation of Bucks Playing Fields Assoc. Clerk's Salary & Expenses up to 29th February 1980 Hire of school for meetings Typing - 8 - £2. 10 83. 24 9. 79 4.50 • t The Annual General Meeting of Dorney Parish Council will be held in the Village Hall on March 5th at 8 p.m. SKIPS Harcourt Road. Lake End Road. Dorney Village. Boveney. The Parish Council ask that residents who use the skips do not fill them up so that they are overloaded or to dump stuff beside the skip but rather that you should wait until the empty skip returns. - 9 - Wednesday, 5th March Thursday, 6th March Saturday, Bth/ Sunday 9th March " " " Friday, 14th March Friday, 21st March Sat" urday, 29" th Mar" ch Sunday, 30th March Saturday, 5th April Saturday, 12th/ Sunday 13th April Friday, 18th April Sunday, 18th May Saturday, 7th June Sunday, 8th June Saturday, 14th June Sunday, 22nd June Sunday, 6th July Saturday, 12th/ Sunday, 13th July DIARY OF EVENTS Parish Meeting @ Dorney Village Hall, 8 p. m. D. & D.H.S. Cheese & Wine @ Village Hall. ) Annual weekend at Dorney Vicarage ) for 11 to 14 year olds. Dorney Church Youth Club, 6. 30 p. m. Skating at Richmond. Back by 10.00 p. m. Dorney Church Youth Club, DISCO in Village Hall, 8.00 - 10. 45 p.m. Members 60p, non members 80p. Over 60's Lunch Club Outing to Winchester @ £1. 65 includestour round the cathedral and tea afterwards. Auction in aid of Church Roof Fund. 3 p.m. Annual Riverside Service for 5 to 10 year olds in Dorney Church. Parish Day and Annual Church Meeting in Dorney Vicarage. Dorney Village Hall Management Committee Easter Picnic Dance, Sp.m. till Midnight @ Village Hall. ) D. & D.H.S. Spring Gardens ) Competition. D. & D.H.S. Steak & Kidney Supper in Village Hall. D. & D.H.S. Bring & Buy sale - venue to be announced. D. & D.H.S. Annual Dance & Social Eve @ Village Hall. Conservative Sherry Party @ noon Project Annual Barbecue. D. & D.H.S. Annual Gardens Coach Trip - venue to be announced. Vicara9e Happening. D. & D.H.S. Summer Gardens Competition. - 10 - Saturday, 26th July Saturday, 9th August Saturday, 6th September Saturday, 20th September Wednesday, 15th October Friday, 7th November Saturday, Bth/ Sunday, 9th November Saturday, 22nd November DORNEY WOMEN ' S INSTITUTE DORNEY WOMEN ' S SOCIAL CLUB DORNEY P.T. A. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE DORNEY P.C.C. DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DORNEY OVER 60 LUNCHEON CLUB DORNEY YOUTH CLUB Senior Youth Club Junior Youth Club Conservative Barbecue @ 8 p.m. D. & D.H.S. Annual Bar.B. Q. Dance, Village Hall. D. & D.H.S. Annual Flower Vegetable & Produce Show @ Dorney Village Hall. D. & D.H.S. Harvest Festival Supper & Entertainment @ Village Hall. D. & D.H.S. Gardening Quiz evening, open to all members & many prizes to be won @ Village Hall. D. & D.H.S. Society A.G.M. ) Annual weekend at Dorney Vicarage ) for 14 to 18 year olds. Dorney Women's Institute's Christmas Fayre. Meet second Wednesday of every month at 2. 30 p. m. Meet fourth Wednesday of every month at 8 .00 p. m. Meet fourth Monday of every month for P.T. A. Committee Meeting. Second Tuesday in every month at 8.00 p.m. Dorney School. Second Tuesday in every month at 7.45 p. m. preceding the Parish Council Meeting. First Wednesday of every month at 8.00 p. m. Dorney Vicarage. Meet second Wednesday of every month. Meet second Tuesday of every month at the Vicarage. 7. 30 p.m. Dorney Vicarage, alternate Sundays ( 14-20 year old's) 6. 45 p. m. Dorney Vicarage, alternate Sundays ( 11-14 year old's) (See Church Noticeboard for details) - 11 - TO ALL ELECTORS OF THE PARISH OF DORNEY you are entitled to attend your PARISH MEETING and are invited to come to the next one which will be held at DORNEY VILLAGE HALL on WEDNESDAY, 5th MARCH at 8.00 p.m. Under the Chairmanship of D.J. SHOTT ESQ. Chairman of the Parish Council The Parish Meeting may by law discuss all parish affairs and pass resolutions about them. The following matters have so far been placed on the agenda :- GRAVEL EXTRACTION REVIEW OF ELECTORAL ARRA NGEMENTS PARISH PRECEPT 1980/81 BEST KEPT VILLAGE COMPETITION THE SEDDINGS CHARITY THE ETON/OORNEY PROJECT PARISH CHURCH ROOF ANY OTHER BUSINESS - 12 - • t *• *********************************************************•* •!• DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE •: ! • E A S T E R P IC N IC D A N C E ! • • ••• SATURDAY, APRIL 5TH ••• ••• 8 p.m. till Midnight ••• ••• MUSIC BY 'FRIENDSHIP ' ••• •• NO BAR •• •• NO BUFFET •• •• NO OBJECTI , Mrs. Crane. Mrs. Fester-Key, Mrs. Groves, Mrs. Hakesley, Mrs. Hellmuth, Mrs. Oxlade, Mrs. Pilkinton, Mrs. Rae, Mrs. 5harphouse, Mrs. Shott, Mrs. Sorensen, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs Warner􀁶Horne, Mrs. Wi II iamson, Mrs. Wiltshire, Mrs. Wooller, Mrs. Wright. 60p per annum for 12 issues. Advertisers and Treasurers of Organisations should please pay their Subscriptions punctually to Mr. Cody. 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JAMES EVERY SUNDAY V ICAR: CHURCHWARDENS: 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion 10.15 a.m . l:xplorers & Creche at the Vicarage 10.30 a.m. Parish Communion (1st Sunday in Month : Mattins with Communion) The Rev. Paul Hawkins, The Vicarage, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 62823 Mr. M. J. L. Armstrong, Badgers, Village Road, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. Tel: Burnham 5595 The Vicar tries to keep Thursday as his day off and you are asked please to respect this except in an emergency. ISSUE NO. 4/80 APJUL, 1980 E D I T O R I A L I read that feminists are turning their hearts and minds to God. Alas this is not a great religious revival, a petticoated profession of faith and profusion of prayer; no, it is simply a further stage in the campaign to right all the wrongs perpetrated by generations of chauvinistic males and to overcome the bigotry of male dominated society. "For who but a bigot", they ask, "would think of God as a man?" I must confess that I too am prejudiced, for although I know that God is a spirit and presumably neither male nor female, my mental imagery has, so far, precluded a lady God, or rather, Goddess. Historically, Goddesses have been remarkably popular, and many earlier civilisations gave reverence to them. Some were gentle and good, some not so good and some downright bloodthirsty and demanding, but they attracted innumerable devotees from such masculine societies as Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. If so many non-Christian men were content to worship female deities, I daresay that Christian men, possessing that natural affability of their sex, could readily come to terms with 'The Mother, Daughter and Ms. Holy Ghost.' But what of Angels? I have always envisaged the Seraphim and Cherumbim as a mixed choir, but the top hierarchy are all blessed with masculine names, and therefore although I can easily believe that the Devil is a woman, surely St. Michael is too much of a gentleman to have dealt so roughly with a female Lucifer. If these revolutionary ideas were to be implemented, think of the number of prayers and hymns that would require amendment, not to mention a regendered bible. In such circumstances one can safely assume that publishers and printers will be as keen as feminists to pray to "Our Mother who art in Heaven". - 1 - Dear Parishioners, A Question of Priorities? A member of our congregation put this question yesterday (Sunday) morning: isn't there something wrong about the amount of effort we put into raising money for the church roof as compared with the small effort we put into raising money for aid in Kampuchea and, now, for Zimbabwe (a villager who has recently done a tour of Zimbabwe told me that he saw poverty there - caused by the long years of war - which was comparable to that in Bangladesh)? Then this morning I have been looking at a Divinity Scholarship examination paper, and one of the questions was this: should ancient buildings and beautiful countryside in Europe be preserved while human beings are under-nourished elsewhere? The question could be more localised: should so much effort and time be put into maintaining our local environment in Dorney when great tracts of inner-city areas are becoming, or have already become, urban deserts, where there is little possibility of decent human living? Clearly to maintain that which is beautiful is vital to the human spirit - whether it be buildings, art, countryside, animals or whatever. It wouldn't help anybody to allow Dorney to become uncared for, and the church building, for example, to crumble, or Dorney School to have no facilities apart from those provided by the local authorities. On the other hand, it is a terrible indictment on us that we work so hard to preserveDorney and make, in comparison, only token efforts in other directions. The questions are difficult ones, but possibly they are difficult because they should never need to be asked in the first place: that is to say, it is not necessarily an "either/or" situation. We make it an "either/or" problem: for example, the total cost of a colour television licence for each household in Dorney, if you work it out, would enable us to do substantial things that may need to be done for the local school, as well as to send quite a large sum outside Dorney, and to pay for the preservation of an - 2 - outstanding Parish Church, all for very little effort. Of course it is right that we all - Parent-Teachers' Association, Village Hall Management Committee, Church etc., - should have to make an effort and not just sit back and let it happen, and anyway many fundraising events everybody greatly enjoys. However, nor should resources be so meagre that, quite rightly in the present situation, we have to be nagged by the very real suspicion that we have our priorities all wrong, with our energies channelled too narrowly in too few directions. In the kind of world we live in, we can never avoid the kind of question that I began with, nor can the answers ever be easy. However, we might feel that at the moment the answer to the original question is too obviously 11 Yes. 11 What, as a community, we are providing for the church roof and for other local important assets like the school, we ought also to be providing for outside causes. It would cost us very little. Seddings Charity On a lighter note, at the annual general meeting of the Civil Parish Council it was suggested that parishioners might like to know what are the origins of the Seddings Charity, the small local charity that produces about E35 p.a. The relevant inscription in the Church is this: "Whereas Mrs. Parker Sedding of Baylie Farm in the Parish of Stoke Poges, Widow, being desirious of giving E200 for the benefit of the Parish of Dorney in the County of Bucks, in all succeeding times, in gratitude to Almighty God for the blessings she formerly received in that parish, did on the eighth day of May in the year 1830, cause to be invested the said sum of E200 in the purchase of E330. 6s.8d. Old South Sea Annuities in the names of the Revd. George Buxton, Vicar, and Thomas Hawkins and David Perryman, Churchwardens, of the said parish of Dorney and their successors for the time being, in Trust that they and their successors from time to time apply the interests and dividends thereof to and for the advantage of the poor inhabitants of Dorney, giving the - 3 - preference in all cases to poor widows, by distributing bread amongst them upon the days of the birth, the crucifixion, the resurrection, and the glorious ascension into heaven of our Blessed Redeemer, or at such other times that they and their successors shall think proper or by such other means as the aforesaid shall think more beneficial to the poor inhabitants of Dorney, giving the preference to poor widows. 7th Dec. 1835. Henry Palmer, Vicar John Singer and Jeremiah Dell, Churchwardens." So, when you see "Seddings Charity" on the agenda of the Civil Parish Council, that is what it is all about! With best wishes, Paul Hawkins. - 4 - 20th April 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. ST. JAMES DUTY ROSTER Sunday 2nd after Easter Holy Communion Parish Communion Mrs. Thompson Mrs. Armstrong Mr. & Mrs. Armstrong Mrs. Pepler & Mrs. Hawkins Mrs. Williams & Mrs. Woolmer Teresa Wilkinson Flowers Cleaning Coffee Explorers Creche Servers Sidesman 8.00 10.30 1st Reader 10.30 Mrs. Ames Mr. Skinner Mrs. Robb John 10: 7-18 1 Peter 5: 1-11 27th April 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Sunday 3rd after Easter Holy Communion Parish Communion Mrs. Belcher Mrs. Hellmuth & Mrs. Belcher Mr. & Mrs. Robb Mrs. Pepler & Mrs. Hawkins Mrs. Sherlock & Debbie Belcher Jeremy Belcher Flowers Cleaning Coffee Explorers Creche Servers Sidesman 8.00 10.30 1st Reader 10.30 Mrs. Hammond Mrs. Harpur Mrs. Handy John 11: 17-27 Colossians 3: 1-11 - 5 - 4th May 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. 6. 30 p.m. Flowers Cleaning Coffee Explorers Creche Servers Sidesman Sunday 4th after Easter Holy Communion Parish Communion Evensong 8.00 Mrs. limes Mrs. Houldsworth & Mrs. limes Mr. & Mrs. Wilkinson Mrs. Pepler & Mrs. Hawkins Mrs. Backhouse & Angela Perryman Emma Shepheard Mr. Houldsworth 10.30 1st Reader 10.30 Mr. Robb Mrs. Shepheard John 14: Proverbs 4: Sidesman 1st Reader 11th May 6.30 p.m. Mr. Eastgate 6.30 p.m. Mrs. Houldsworth Sunday 5th after Easter 1-11 10-18 Annual Riverside Parishes Service 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Flowers Cleaning Explorers Creche Sidesman Holy Communion Parish Communion at Colnbrook 8.00 Mrs. Snagge Mrs. Roberts & Mrs. Skinner At Colnbrook Mrs. Handy & Mrs. Lightwood Mr. Handy - 6 - ----------------------------------------------------- -------------- TAG Taplow and Dorney Anti-Gravel Pit Committee We've Won! Gravel at Barge Farm, Taplow - appeal by Boyers dismissed " Accordingly the Secretary of State accepts the Inspector's recommendation and hereby dismisses the appeal". So said the letter from the Department of the Environment dated 26 February 1980 which ended the 3􀉫 year battle to prevent Barge Farm being turned into a gravel pit. The Inspector's report contained 57 pages, his conclusions covered three pages and they are therefore too detailed to quote. The main reasons however can be summarised as: 1. Agricultural: High grade agricultural land. Restoration technology not yet proven. Necessary control not available. Good filling material not guaranteed. 2. Amenity: Site unchanged. Still part of pleasant rural locality. Productive agricultural use. Buffer zone. Green Belt function. Traffic would increase road safety hazards. Unsightly. Proliferation a threat. 3. Availability: County's Draft Minerals Subject Plan has allocated reasonable supplies of land. Thank you Procedure exists for releasing land in preferred areas via planning permissions pending approval of final plan. The local residents represented by TAG (Taplow and Dorney - 7 - Anti-gravel pit Committee) wish to thank all those Authorities, Amenity Organisations and individuals who gave so much money, time and effort to support the fight for Barge Farm as a farm and not a gravel pit. These included (with apologies for any omissions) : Bucks County Council Beaconsfield District Council Taplow Parish Council Dorney Parish Council Bray Parish Council Burnham Parish Council Association of Local Councils Hitcham & Taplow Preservation Society Bray Preservation Society Ramblers Association Thames Forum Fishery Residents Association River Thames Society Plus over 80 individuals who worked to produce evidence for the inquiry. The last word should be the Inspector's for without his understanding our case would not have succeeded ". . . . An opportunity should be given for the (Minerals) policy to demonstrate its effectiveness before the exploitation of sites outside the preferred areas is allowed." Jonathan Barker Chairman TAG Here are a few extracts from the annex to the Secretary of States' decision letter: - I prefer the views of the amenity organisations and other objectors that the likely additional traffic along Marsh Lane could not be adequately controlled and would give rise to annoyance from noise. I also believe that the vehicular movements expected to be generated by the proposed gravel pit would cause traffic congestion and materially increase road safety hazards. - 8 - whilst the bunds would largely screen the progressive working areas, except for views of the dragline jib and the upper part of the processing plant, they would be unnatural intru,;;ions into an otherwise flat landscape. Even allowing for the distance of the banks from Marsh Lane and other dwellings I do not agree that they would blend into the background; such embankments would be visually detrimental for at least 10-ll years of the estimated 12½ years working life of the pit. Moreover their impact would not be confined to a few houses in Marsh Lane, because the bunds would be seen from vantage points in the vicinity of the site and by the public using the adjacent highway. The pit would, however, obtrude in the background of the river scene. Any future extension of the proposed workings would be of major importance in this regard. The appellants stated an intention of making a further application for such an extension in due course, if this appeal is allowed. Whilst precedent is rarely a sufficient basis for refusal on its own, and each case should be determined on its merits, the possible proliferation of gravel workings in the area of tha site should not be disregarded. I prefer the views of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisherie"' .. : and Food that, so far, those experiments have produced useful guidance without any conclusive evidence as to the ultimate successful restoration of high quality agricultural land. I am convinced that satisfactory restoration would only be possible from very careful, detailed and experienced control of the respective stages. Soil handling, filling, return of subsoils and topsails, drainage, restorative cropping and treatment and subsequent maintenance for a few years, all require skilled attention. The size of the site and its individual working phases would not, apparently, justify the degree of expert supervision necessary to ensure restoration of the land to its full potential, because Consultants would - 9 - only be available from time to time. Furthermore, in the absence of options or other firm arrangements for a supply of good filling material, there was no guarantee that sufficient quantities of inert fill of the correct selected quality would be obtainable when required throughout the life of the workings and restoration period. Consequently I am not persuaded that the appellants have proved that the site would be efficiently restored, despite the considerable evidence which they produced on that matter. In the case of this appeal it is my opinion that the issues are no longer so evenly balanced as they were in 1967, because of the minerals policy contained in the Draft County Structure Plan and the Draft Minerals Subject Plan. The latter document now identified preferred areas for sand and gravel working. Admittedly some of those locations were subject to constraints, but I believe that the Subject Plan shows a genuine effort by the County Council to make adequate provision for the working of minerals in accordance with the above-mentioned guidelines. An opportunity should be given for the policy to demonstrate its effectiveness before the exploitation of sites outside the preferred areas is allowed. It is fully appreciated that the appeal land could be almost immediately available for working as a sand and gravel pit , Moreover the appellant company has long experience in the industry and now faces a critical situation. Even so , the Draft Minerals Subject Plan has allocated reasonable supplies of land for the time being and also has set up a procedure for releasing land in the preferred areas through planning permissions in the short term , pending approval of a final Plan. Accordingly I cannot find any grounds of overriding urgency to favour the release of the appeal site which are sufficient to outweigh the strong policy, environmental and agricultural objections. In that respect the appreciable informed and well presented opposition from interested bodies and individuals and in written representations cannot be discounted. - 10 - • DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGE ME NT COMMITTEE The A.G.M. of the Village Hall Management Committee will be held on Wednesday 14th May, 1980 at 8 p.m. in the Village Hall. All members of the village are invited to attend, as we would appreciate your interest in and support for the management of your Village Hall. We would also welcome volunteers to serve on the Committee alongside representatives of local organisations. Results of the Referendum on the installation of an Alcoholic Bar in the Village Hall. The result of the Referendum indicated that the matter would be better shelved, which will I am sure disappoint some and win the approval of others : A.M. Wooller Hon. Sec. - 11 - Saturday, 5th April Saturday, 12th April Saturday, 12th/ Sunday, 13th April Wednesday, 16th April Friday, 18th April Wednesday, 14th May Saturday, 17th May Sunday, 18th May Saturday, 7th June Sunday, 8th June Saturday, 14th June Sunday, 22nd June Sunday, 6th July Saturday, 12th/ Sunday, 13th July Saturday, 26th July Saturday, 9th August Saturday, 6th September Saturday, 20th September DIARY OF EVENTS Dorney Village Hall Management Committee Easter Picnic Dance, 8 p.m. till Midnight @ Village Hall. Jumble Sale Dorney Village Hall in aid of Village Hall funds @ 10 a.m. )D. & D.H.S. Spring Gardens )Competition. Dorney Conservative Association A.G.M. @ 8.30 p.m. in Village Hall. D. & D.H.S. Steak & Kidney Supper in Village Hall. Dorney Village Hall Management Committee A. G.M. @ 8 p.m. in the Village Hall. Victorian Evening, Dorney Village Hall @ 8 p.m. Tickets £3. usual refreshments and featuring 'Sidebawds & Drawers '. D. & D.H.S. Bring & Buy sale - venue to be announced. D. & D.H.S. Annual Dance & Social Eve @ Village Hall. Conservative Sherry Party @ noon Project Annual Barbecue. D. & D.H.S. Annual Gardens Coach Trip - venue to be announced. Vicarage Happening. )D. & D.H.S. Summer Gardens )Competition. Conservative Barbecue @ 8 p.m. D. & D.H.S. Annual Bar.B.Q. Dance, Village Hall. D. & D.H.S. Annual Flower Vegetable & Produce Show @ Dorney Village Hall. D. & D.H.S. Harvest Festival Supper & Entertainment @ Village Hall. - 12 - Wednesday, 15th October Friday, 7th November Saturday, Bth/ Sunday, 9th November Saturday, 22nd November DORNEY WOMEN'S IN STITUTE DORNEY WOMEN'S SOCIAL CLUB DORNEY P.T.A. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE DORNEY P.C.C. DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MAN AGEMENT COMM ITTEE DORNEY OVER 60 LUNCHEON CLUB DORNEY YOUTH CLUB Senior Youth Club Junior Youth Club D. & D.H.S. Gardening Quiz evening open to all members & many prizes to be won @ Village Hall. D. & D.H.S. Society A.G.M. )Annual weekend at Dorney Vicarage )for 14 to 18 year olds. Dorney Women 's Institute 's Christmas Fayre. Meet second Wednesday of every month at 2.30 p.m. Meet fourth Wednesday of every month at 8.00 p.m. Meet fourth Monday of every month for P.T.A. Committee Meeting. Second Tuesday in every month at 8.00 p.m. Dorney Schoo l. Second Tuesday in every month at 7.45 p.m. preceding the Parish Council Meeting. First Wednesday of every month at 8.00 p.m. Dorney Vicarage. Meet second Wednesday of every month. Meet second Tuesday of every month at the Vicarage. 7.30 p.m. Dorney Vicarage, alternate Sundays (14-20 year old 's) 6.45 p.m. Dorney Vicarage, alternate Sundays (11-14 year old's) (See Church Noticeboard for details) - 13 - DORNEY PARISH-ETON COLLEGE PROJECT PROGRESS REPORT SEPTEMBER 1979 - FEBRUARY 1980 It was with very great sadness that the Project heard of the death of Colonel P.D.S. Palmer in December. Without his vision and persistence the Project would never have been set up, and we shall very much miss his unfailing interest and support. We are extremely glad that Peregrine Palmer has agreed to take his father's place as a trustee of the Project. Last September the Project gained a new staff member, Adrian Cripps, who had left Eton at the end of the Summer Half and has come to us as a community service volunteer. When he leaves us in March, it is hoped that he will be replaced by another C.S.V. This addition to our staff has now enabled us to improve our work in various directions, particularly with regard to the deprived children that stay here. The volunteer spends one or two days a week visiting the children' s homes in London, explaining to them and their parents what happens at Dorney, and what the children should bring with them for their stay here. This enables us to learn more about the children and their needs before they come, and for the children who have not been before, it means that they have at least one familiar face to greet them. The volunteer also does much practical work around the Vicarage: the constant flow of teenagers and children provides constant mending and painting jobs. The volunteer also helps with work amongst local old people and he has been a great help in involving more Etonians with various activities. Adrian has also organised an evening of Scottish Dancing in aid of the Project. We believe that we are beginning to achieve more for the deprived children that stay here. This is largely because most of them now come here two or three times a year, either for weekends or weeks, and this gives the Project staff an opportunity to get to - 14 - • know many of the children quite well. Also their visits here are not isolated events but a planned part of the care that they are receiving from Social Service Departments. As it is in the field of personal relationships that many of these children are deprived, w0 feel that a residential centre provides the time and facilities where they can learn to trust each other and the adults that care for them. As well as that, they are involved with new activities and introduced to new ideas. The National Association of Boys' Clubs have been particularly helpful in this last area: Their youth leaders have run outward-bound activities from the Vicarage that provide the teenagers concerned with an immense sense of personal achievement. There have been eight Confirmation Preparation weekends for Etonians during this period. Some of the weekends have involved visits to London churches that are of particular interest: St. Martin-in-the-Fields, All Souls, Langham Place and Centrepoint in Soho have all kindly entertained us. Ian Stubbs, Industrial Chaplain in Slough, and John Methuen, formerly Warden of the Project, have led weekends, Parishes and schools continue to make use of us for a variety of purposes : confirmation training, discussion weekends, youth leadership courses etc. The Royal Free School of Windsor (a church of England Comprehensive School) used the Centre for three mid-week periods in the Autumn. Groups from the parishes of Langley, Beaconsfield, All Souls, Langham Place and from the Mayflower Family Centre have all stayed here, The Mayflower Centre was started by David Sheppard for social work in the East End of London. For teenagers from local parishes, David Connor, Chaplain of St. Edward's School, Oxford, has led a weekend entitled "Deep Sea Diving for Beginners" (or "What can we believe in? " ) The Berkshire College of Agriculture have contined to provide us with welcome "Hotel Bookings" , using us for nine mid-week periods. Etonians continue to help us with our local activities for the elderly, for arthritic children from Taplow Hospital, and the - 15 - local youth club. Two boys nobly stayed with us for the four days following Boxing Day - not a popular time - to help run a holiday for children from Hackney. We are also grateful to Dorney families who have stayed with us to help with the children's weekends: it has been an enormous help; and also to the many people from Dorney and Eton who help the Project through its committees and by supporting our fundraising events. Paul Hawkins & Bridget Middlemas - 16 - THE PARISH PUMP March Meeting of the Parish Council Dorney Parish will enter the Best Kept Village Competition for 1980 as a single unit for the Morris Cup. Details of judging dates in the next issue. Accounts for payment Insurance Bookings of Village Hall Stationery Typing Container Programme - April-June £55.25 9.05 2.74 9.00. 5th - 12th May 12th - 19th May usual sites Once again can we ask residents not to overfill the skips but to wait until the empty skip is returned. Beaconsfield District Council are conducting a Housing Survey. Everyone in the Parish will receive a card/questionnaire which we urge you all to fill in and return. - 17 - ----------------------------------------------------- As you will recall from the last issue there is a Minerals Subject Plan for the County which is being studied by the Parish Council. Berkshire have also produced one and it appears they are looking into the possibility of extracting gravel on a site adjacent to the Sewage works and the M4 on the northerly side of Dorney Common - this is Berkshire land - obviously this will be extremely unpopular with Dorney residents. They would have an access point to the gravel works opposite The Pineapple. These are preliminary plans and no formal application has been made. Dorney Parish Council will be making their views known to Berkshire. The next meeting will be held on Monday 4th April. - 18 - DORNEY PARISH COUNCIL The Annual Parish Meeting was held on 5th March in Dorney Village Hall. The meeting was attended by 11 parishioners. The Barge Farm Appeal The Appeal had recently been turned down and the Bucks Minerals Subject Plan had helped in this respect. The meeting publicly thanked Mr. J. Barker, the Tap low Parish Council and TAG for all their work. Review of Electoral Arrangements The local Government Boundary Commission had reversed the findings of their Assistant Commissioner and proposed that Taplow & Dorney be combined with two members representing them. The council has written to the Home Secretary objecting, and to their M.P. Church Roof It was reported that £3,500 to £4,000 was still needed to cover the cost of retiling the roof.£7,818 had already been raised. Eton Dorney Projects Rev. P. Hawkins reported on the past year. Councillor P.P.D. Palmer had agreed to become a Trustee of the Project in the place of his father. Councillor K. Richmond had been appointed Treasurer. The Parish Council had co-opted District Councillor P.P.D. Palmer to the council in place of his late father. - 19 - From the 1st April 1980 Beaconsfield District Council would be changing its name to South Bucks District Council. The whole Parish had been accepted as an area of attractive landscape in the last year. ii".... *****************************************************.... ..".... DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEME NT COMMITTEE "...... " E A S T E R P I C N I C D A N C E « .... =....::....:::.....:....=....:.'--=--=--=....:.:.....::.....:::........=....:.:.....:::.....;::.....􀀞 .... :.. SATURDAY, APRIL 5TH :.. :.. 8 p.m. till Midnight :.. "...... MUSIC BY 'FRIENDSHIP' "...... «.. NO BAR .." ".. NO BUFFET ".. ".... NO OBJECTIONS IF YOU BRING YOUR OW N ".... ...." =PR=IZ=E -=-FO=R:....:: B=ES:.::.T -=EA=S=TE=R =BO=NN=E􀉪T «.... "...... TICKETS: El.25 each "...... ".. TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM - «.. ".. MR. ALBERT :rAYLOR - MAIDENHEAD 27131 ".. ..".. MR. JOHN ROBERTS - MAIDENHEAD 28460 ".... ****************************************************** - 20 - DORNEY WOMEN'S IN STITUTE The monthly meeting of the Dorney branch of the Women's Institute was held on Wednesday, 12th March, in the Village Hall. Apologies for absence were received from Mrs. Eastgate, Mrs. Ferris and Mrs. Tinsley. After the record of the February meeting had been read, approved a,nd signed, the business of the meeting commenced. Names were taken of members who were willing to make refreshments for the auction in aid of the Church Roof Fund at Dorney Court on Saturday, 29th March. No more details were available about the outing to Liscombe House on 21st May.(Not 22nd. as stated last month.) Ftn􀁐l arrangements were made about transport to the Group Meeting on 19th March and to the Regional Home Economics Party on 26th March, both at Taplow & Hitcham Hall. Mrs. M. Harrison would attend the Diamond Jubilee Annual Council Meeting at Aylesbury on Tuesday, 20th May. Mrs. J. Spencer would be the representative of Dorney and of Taplow & Hitcham W.I's at the Albert Hall on Wednesday, 11th June. A summer outing to Kew Gardens and an afternoon visit to Geest's at Taplow were proposed. Mrs. Roberts would make enquiries about these. The President then introduced the speaker, Miss M. Mountain, whose subject was 'Spring in the Garden.' She brought several small shrubs and plants to show the members and gave many tips on how to prepare the ground for the spring work. She ended by showing some beautiful slides of spring flowers and shrubs. Members went away with many ideas on the subject. - 21 - At the April Meeting the speaker will be Mrs. M. Brazil on 'My South African Holiday' and her hostess will be Mrs. Allen. Teas will be provided by Mesdames Eastgate, Looker and Povey. The competition will again be the Flower of the month. The March competition winners were (i) Mrs. Horner, (ii) Mrs. Roberts (iii) Mrs. Hutton. W.I. Duties. Welfare Clinic. Mrs . Roberts. •-tit• **********************************************************••• • • ••! V I C T O R I AN EV ENING !•• • • •:• OORNEY VILLAGE HALL •:• !•• SATURDAY, MAY 17TH. 8 p. m. •!• ! TICKETS: E3 ! • • • • !••• USUAL REFRESHMENTS • ••!• ••• and featuring ••• :•• 11SIDEBAWDS and DRAWERS" :•• •! Tickets from Mrs. Belcher and committee members. !• •• •• -1c••• Book your table now! -tt•• • 􀀉*********************************************************** - 22 - DORNEY TENNIS CLUB The first Club Evening of the Tennis Club will be April 10th from 6.15 p.m. onwards. Juniors are welcome at these evenings. We are looking for new members both Senior and Junior. We have 1 court situated at Boveney. Subscription is E3.00 for family membership. El. for individuals. All subscriptions paid by end of April will enable members to take part in Wimbledon ticket ballot. For further information please contact - Janet Paton-Maidenhead 23723 or Sarah Armstrong-Burnham 5595. - 23 - JUMBLE SALE DORNEY VILLAGE HALL SATURDAY, APRIL 12TH. 10 a.m. in aid of Village Hall funds. AUCTION REFRESHMENTS. Any items for collection, please ring - Maidenhead 27131; 28634; 28460. Dorney Babysitting Club. For details contact - Catherine Lancaster, Maidenhead 71618. - 24 - Material for publication should reach one of the Editors by the 16th of the preceding month. Editors: Editorial Board: Di str ibutars. : Rate of Subscription.: Mr. C. C. Cody, Easter Folly, 7, Dorney Reach Road, Dorney Reach. Tel: Maidenhead 24121 Mrs. M. E. Hellmuth,. Boskerris; 15, Marsh Lane, Dorney Reach. Tel : Maidenhead 28491 The Editors, Mrs. M. C. Cody. Mrs. Ame-s• Mrs.􀃩.- Mrs. Crane,. Mr5. F0$te,•Jt'-'ovt.ri" 167 Bower Way, Cippenham, Slough. SL I 5H B Tel: Slough 21080 THE OLD SCHOOL ANTIQUES DORNEY SPECIALISTS IN 18TH & EARLY 19TH CENTURY PORCELAIN ALSO ANTIQUE FURNITURE PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY ANTIQUES YOU WISH TO SELL. FREE VALUATIONS FOR PROSPECTIVE SELLERS. TEL: BURNHAM 3247 SERVICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JAMES EVERY SUNDAY FIRST SUNDAY IN THE MONTH VICAR The Rev. Paul Hawkins The Vicarage, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. CHURCHWARDENS Mr. Peter Belcher, The Haven, 8.00 a.m. 10.20 a.m. 10.30 a.m. 6.30 p.m. Holy Communion Explorers and Creche at the Vicarage Parish Communion Evensong (not in January and August) Tel : Burnham 62823 Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach, Maidenhead, Berks. Tel: Maidenhead 2704 7 Mr. John Robb, The Chauntry, Lake End Road, Taplow, Maidenhead, Berks. Tel: Burnham 2243 All are welcome to call at the Vicarage at any time, especially those who are in trouble, despair, or simply in need of someone to talk to. ISSUE NO. 5/80 MAY, 1980 E D I T O R I A L Spring has caught up with us. After all the weeks of rain that looked like never stopping and which now seem long ago, the sun is shining, shining. The rain we had plus the light winter seems to have made spring flowers and daffodils abundant everywhere I planted Tulips this year for the first time - two dozen from one shop and two dozen from another and by sheer chance one was an early variety and one later and mixed in the planting, and so have had the pleasure of one group flowering and the other following on, prolonging the flowering for over six weeks - a great pleasure. The trouble with the first sun of the year is it tends to start a frenzy of spring cleaning, a wanting to make everything fresh for the year, that ends up surely with a sharp temper and a backache, though a pleasing at having got through the ritual - or perhaps you haven't! We are .being promised from all quarters that we are to have a long hot summer this year - all the signs are showing - rooks building their nests high in the trees, the warm winter we have had, the temperature of the sea, and more. Let's hope they are right, we could all enjoy a long hot summer. - 1 - Dear Parishioners, Comings and Goings When Shirley Horner decided she would not stand for re-election to the Parochial Church Council at the Annual Church Meeting, she had completed thirty-seven years service on that Council, coming on to it before some of the present members were born and having served with five Vicars. It is a magnificent achievement and we shall greatly miss Shirley on the first Wednesday evenings of the month, particularly her immense knowledge of Dorney and its past. It would be impossible to thank her adequately for all that she has done as a member of the P.C.C. Also at the Annual Meeting, two new Churchwardens were elected, both well-known local people: John Robb and Peter Belcher. I am very grateful to them for taking on this job and look forward to the leadership that they will offer in the work of the Church. Michael Armstrong was thanked for his six years as Churchwarden and for all the effort and time that he has given not only to the Church, but also to the Eton-Dorney Project. The latter in particular has taken up a great deal of time. We are glad that he is remaining on the P.C.C. After the Palm Sunday service we bade farewell to Bridget Middlemas, who has completed almost two years as Assistant Warden of the Project: she is spending six months on a Greek island managing a villa before returning to take up a teaching post. Sheila Oakley, the new Assistant Warden, will be coming at the end of June. Sheila graduated in 1972 from the University College of North Wales in History and Archaeology and is now completing her post-graduate Certificate in Education at the same College. In between she studied theology and practical Church work at Durham University and completed the Northern Ordination Course, a course for those who wish to work full-time for the Church. Sheila has also worked as a Schools' Liaison Officer and has done - 2 - much voluntary work amongst young people. It will be the first time the Project has had a qualified Church worker as Assistant Warden: it will be good to have her here. Holiday Helpers The dates of the two annual swnmer holidays at the Vicarage for children from Hackney are July 18th to 25th and August 18th to 25th. For both weeks there will be two or three Eton boys helping, but we would also like two or three Dorney teenagers for each week, preferably girls in order to keep a balance, but boys would also be very helpful. We have already had one volunteer and hope there will be some more: it is extremely exhausting but also great fun. I can supply further details. A Quotation for Swnmer: God in His Creation "I believe that God is in me as the sun is in the colour and fragrance of a flower - the light in my darkness, the voice in my silence." With best wishes, Paul Hawkins. Helen Keller, who became blind and deaf in infancy, and did not know there was such a thing as human speech. - 3 - ST. JAMES DUTY ROSTER 15th May ASCENSION DAY 8. 00 p. m. Holy Communion Sidesman 8. 00 p. m. Mr. Eastgate 1st Reader Mrs. Wilkinson 18th May 6th Sunday after Easter 8. 00 a.m. Holy Communion 10. 30 a. m. Parish Communion Miss Kilpatrick Mrs. Hellmuth & Mrs. Roberts & Mrs. Humpleman Mrs. Woolner & Flowers Cleaning Coffee Explorers Creche Sidesman 8. 00 Mrs. Hammond 10. 30 Mr. Wilkinson 1st Reader 10. 30 Mrs. Paton Mrs. Belcher Mrs. Chase & Mrs. Hayton Lindsay Hollidge - 4 - Matthew 28: 16-20 Acts 1: 1-11 Luke 24: 44-53 Ephesians 4: 1-8: 11-13 25th May 8. 00 a.m. 10. 30 a.m. Flowers Cleaning Coffee Explorers Creche Sidesman 8. 00 10. 30 1st Reader 10. 30 1st June 8. 00 a.m. 10. 30 a.m. 6. 30 p. m. Flowers Cleaning Coffee Explorers Creche Sidesman 8. 00 10. 30 1st Reader 10. 30 Sidesman 6. 30 1st Reader 6. 30 WHITS UNDA Y Holy Communion Parish Communion Mrs. Chapman Mrs. Armstrong Mrs. Thompson & Mrs. Warner-Horne Mrs. Humpleman & Mrs. Hayton Mrs. Williams Mrs. Harpur Mr. Belcher Mrs. Lightwood TRINITY SUNDAY Holy Communion Parish Communion Evensong Mrs. Houldsworth Mrs. Robb Mr. & Mrs. Houldsworth Mrs. Humpleman & Mrs. Hayton Mrs. Sherlock & Debbie Belcher John 14: 15-2 7 Acts 2: 1-11 Mr. Liney Mr. Robb Matthew 11: 25-30 Mrs. Houldsworth Acts 2: 22-24 & 32-36 Mr. Pepler Mrs. Liney ) ) See Prayer Book - 5 - AUCTION AT DORNEY COURT The final figure made by the auction at Dorney Court is £1,987. I want to thank every:body very much indeed for all the help they gave. Many people must have given things that they treasured. They gave them out of love for our Dorney Church. Many people gave delicious food. We went into the dining room to see an array of enticing dishes. The great attraction was the auction being held at the Court, which Peregrine Palmer so kindly lent. It shows what Dorney can do, and do superbly. Thank you so much. Brigit Ames. W A N T E D A temporary foster home for two young Chihuahua dogs while the owner is in hospital. Please telephone - Gill Shott - Maidenhead 27964 - 6 - The Editor, Stoke Cottage, Marsh Lane, Taplow. Dorney Parish News. Dear Sir, Dorney children have recently done well in a Badminton match and the following may be of interest to your readers:- =DO=R=N==EY= =J=U=N==IO=R= =􀀉BA=D=M•I=N=TO==N= =C=L==U=B The club has now been in action for 18 months and recently played their first match. Stephen Branch, Alison Keith, Andrew Paton, Timothy Paton, Louise Poole and Vicky Turner did very well in winning all their games against children of the same age group from Cippenham Middle School. Yours sincerely, JOHN CATH - 7 - i I Wednesday, 14th May Saturday, 17th May Sunday, 18th May Saturday, 7th June Sunday, 8th June Saturday, 14th June " 14th June Sunday, 22nd June Saturday, 5th July Sunday, 6th July Saturday, 12th/ Sunday, 13th July Saturday, 26th July Saturday, 9th August Saturday, 6th September DIARY OF EVENTS Dorney Village Hall Management Committee A.G.M. @ 8 p. m. in the Village Hall. Victorian Evening, Dorney Village Hall @ 8 p. m. Tickets £3. usual refreshments and featuring 'Sidebawds & Drawers'. D. & D.H. S. Bring & Buy sale - venue to be announced. D. & D. H. S. Annual Dance & Social Eve @ Village Hall. Conservative Sherry Party@ noon Project Annual Barbecue. P. T.A. Summer Fete. D. & D.H.S. Annual Gardens Coach Trip - venue to be announced. P.T.A. Annual Barbecue at Rookwood, Old Marsh Lane. Vicarage Happening. )D. & D.H. S. Summer Gardens )Competition. Conservative Barbecue@ 8 p.m. D. & D.H. S. Annual Barbecue Dance, Village Hall. D. & D.H. S. Annual Flower Vegetable & Produce Show@ Dorney Village Hall. Saturday, 20th September D. & D.H. S. Harvest Festival Supper & Wednesday, 15th October Entertainment@ Village Hall. D. & D.H.S. Gardening Quiz evening open to all members & many prizes to be won @ Village Hall. - 8 - " " ,, Friday, 7th November Saturday, 8th/ Sunday, 9th November Saturday, 22nd November DORNEY WOMEN' S INSTITUTE DORNEY WOMEN'S SOCIAL CLUB DORNEY P.T.A. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE DORNEY P.C. C. DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DORNEY OVER 60 LUNCHEON CLUB DORNEY YOUTH CLUB Senior Youth Club Junior Youth Club D. & D.H. S. Society A.G.M. )Annual weekend at Dorney Vicarage )for 14 to 18 year olds. Dorney Women's Institute's Christmas Fayre. Meet second Wednesday of every month at 2. 30 p.m. Meet fourth Wednesday of every month at 8. 00 p. m. Meet fourth Monday of every month for P. T.A. Committee Meeting. Second Tuesday in every month at 8.00 p.m. Dorney School. Second Tuesday in every month at 7. 45 p.m. preceding the Parish Council Meeting. First Wednesday of every month at 8. 00 p.m. Dorney Vicarage. Meet second Wednesday of every month. Meet second Tuesday of every month at the Vicarage. 7.30 p.m. Dorney Vicarage, alternate Sundays (14-20 year old' s) 6. 45 p.m. Dorney Vicarage, alternate Sundays (11-14 year old's) (See Church Notice board for details) - 9 - THE PARISH PUMP April Meeting of the Parish Council The Annual General Parish Meeting for 1981 will be held on March 18th. So please make a note in your diary now,to ensure large numbers attend. Various members of the Parish Council attended a Berkshire Draft Minerals Subject Plan meeting in Windsor to discuss Berkshire's plans to extract gravel west of the Slough Sewage Farm adjacent to Dorney Common. As a result a letter of protest will be sent to Berkshire. All the footpaths in the Parish should be walked over the next month and already we have enlisted the help of one Dorney resident who will report back to the Parish Council. So if there are any other volunteers we would be grateful to know their names. Finance. Accounts for payment B. C.C. Hire of School 8. 1.80 - 11. 3. 80 Typing Southern Electricity March quarter - 10 - £10. 20 7. 50 37.80. • Review of Electoral Arrangements The decision has finally been made by the Home Secretary that Taplow and Dorney will remain single member wards each with its own representative. This was a significant achievement and we are grateful to our M.P. Sir Ronald Bell for appealing to the Home Secretary. Rubbish. This appears to be a monthly topic in the Parish Pump. This time it is concerning rubbish dumped in old March Lane approximately half way along on the right hand side. The Parish Council would be interested to know who is dumping rubbish there as it is likely to cost Dorney Parish Council upwards of £25 to get the South Bucks Highways Dept. to remove it and we don ' t have funds for that. Roads. The District Surveyor is being contacted regarding pot holes in roads around the village and particularly on Dorney Common. Sewage. There has been a query from a Dorney Parishioner concerning the spreading of Cinagro on the common and the resulting safety for humans and animals. The South Bucks District Council have replied to our queries as follows, which we thought you would be interested to read. "Cinagro is as you know the end product of the sewage treatment from Slough Works, which includes heat treatment in the process, thereby killing off disease germs. It also contains amounts of lead, cadmium, copper etc. in solution from the trade waste discharges of factories in Slough, and it is the amount of these "heavy metals" in the sludge which has occasioned public anxiety and debate amongst scientific circles. The D. O. E. conducted their own investigations and have laid down criterion in the light of present knowledge as to the safe dosing of land based on a thirty year formula and by monitoring the soil by regular analysis. No harm to human or animal health has been proved from land so - 11 - treated and there is a standing working party set up by the D. O. E. to closely monitor this treatment and also liaise with other countries on the subject. Any smell after the Cinagro has been spread is transitory and it not noticeable within a short interval after dosing. It is doubtful if this could be considered as a Public Health Nuisance". Bus Services. We have been informed that once again the bus services are going to be reduced and if the proposals are approved the new time-table will come into being at the beginning of June. The evening service on the No.62 route which runs from Slough to Maidenhead will be removed so the last bus from Slough will leave at 7. 30 and the last bus from Maidenhead will leave at 5. 15. And the Saturday service will be reduced from 10 buses to 6 buses. We do ask all parishioners with cars to be as helpful as possible in giving lifts. Date of next meeting Tuesday, 13th May. - 12 - ST. JAMES ROOF FUND AUCTION Saturday 29th March - the day of the Auction had arrived. Due to the delay of the return from Europe of the Auctioneer' s clerk, I found myself sitting there with pen poised ready for the onslaught. How efficient everything seemed - just like the real thing. I momentarily closed my eyes, - yes, one could even imagine it was Christies, the grandeur of the great hall, its old wooden floors, antique oak coffers and the many lovely portraits looking down on us. Even the three young porters could have been trained at Christies, dashing here, there, and everywhere calling, "over here Sir. " I held my breath as Jonathan swung a pair of delicate porcelain chandeliers above his head for display. Looking around at the gathered assembly it was good to see so many familiar faces. The few dealers present were obvious in the concealed manner in which they placed their bids compared with the frantic waving and flapping of catalogues, (usually three at a time) of the keen village purchasers. At one point the excitement of the whole affair was so intense that wives were unintentionally outbidding husbands! Since that event so many people have commented on what a splendid evening it was, - such good fare and entertainment in a delightful setting. Obviously the success of this evening was due to the generosity and hard work of so many peole. With special thanks to Brigit Ames for producing a financial success and such a colourful event in our village life. Also to the Palmer family for their hospitality in allowing us to use their beautiful home. M.E.R.R. - 13 - DORNEY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE The monthly meeting of the Dorney branch of the Women's Institute was held on Wednesday, 9th March, in the Village Hall. An apology for absence was received from Mrs. J. Spencer. The President, Mrs. Sharphouse opened the meeting by welcoming Mrs. J. Shott, a visitor. She then presented membership cards to Mrs. Ferris and Mrs. Swift, on their joining Dorney Women's Institute. After the record of the March meeting had been read, approved and signed the business of the meeting commenced. Details were given about the outing to Liscombe House and the Craft Exhibition on Wednesday, 21st May. In the afternoon arrangements had been made to visit Ascott House. The proposed visit to Kew Gardens did not seem very popular as not enough members seemed willing to commit themselves so far ahead. Members who attended the Group Meeting and the Home Economics Regional Party agreed that they had enjoyed themselves very much. Mrs. Harpur thanked the members who had contributed food and items for the Auction at Dorney Court, in aid of the Church Roof Fund. Mrs. M. Harrison and Mrs. C. Allen would attend the Diamond Jubilee Annual Council Meeting at Aylesbury on Tuesday, 20th May, 1980. A vote was taken on the resolution which would be proposed at this meeting. The resolutions to be discussed at the National Federation of Women's Institutes Annual General Meeting on 11th June at the Albert Hall, were read. - 14 - The President then introduced the speaker, Mrs. Brazil, who a talk on 'My South African Holiday' illustrated by slides. was thanked by Mrs. C. Allen. gave She At the May meeting Lady Runge, the Chairman of the County Federation will discuss the resolutions for the National Annual General Meeting. Her hostess will be Mrs. Huddart. Tea hostesses will be Mrs. Clifford, Mrs. Ferris and Mrs. Spencer. The competition will again be ' The Flower of the month.' The April competition winners were i. Mrs. Livsey. ii. Mrs. Allen. iii. Mrs. Harpur. W.I. Duties. Welfare Clinic. Mrs. O. Roberts. ************ Mrs. Oxlade,Jean and Paul wish to thank friends and neighbours for kind messages of sympathy and beautiful floral tributes during their sad loss. Please accept this as a personal acknowledgment. Also a special thank you for the money collected, which we sent to Wexham Park, Scanner Appeal Fund. ************ - 15 - •* **************************************************** ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •• •• ••• •• ••• ••• • V I C T O R I A N E V E N I N G DORNEY VILLA GE HALL SATURDAY, MAY 17TH. 8 p. m. 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'.' rm WAMPSIIBCI 80 PEASCOD STREET, WINDSOR SL4 lDH TELEPHONE: WINDSOR 69055/7 CHARTERED SURVEYORS-AUCTIONEERS and ESTATE AGENTS * * * Fast, quality service from experienced staff. Mortgages arranged for suitable purchasers, free valuations, NO SALE - NO FEE. * * * Houses required for waiting buyers in the Dorney and surrounding areas. * * * Open 6 days a week - Agents for Bristol llt West Building Society. G. A. SAVAGE & CO. [Slough] LTD. ROAD TRANSPORT & REMOVAL CONTRACTORS Member of the British Association of Removers 167 Bower Wav. Cippenham, Slough. SL I SH B Tel: Slough 21080 THE OLD SCHOOL ANTIQUES DORNEY SPECIALISTS IN 18TH & EARLY 19TH CENTURY PORCELAIN ALSO ANTIQUE FURNITURE PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY ANTIQUES YOU WISH TO SELL. FREE VALUATIONS FOR PROSPECTIVE SELLERS. TEL: BURNHAM 3247 SERVICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JAMES EVERY SUNDAY FIRST SUNDAY IN THE MONTH VICAR: The Rev. Paul Hawkins The Vicarage, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. CHURCHWARDENS Mr. Peter Belcher, The Haven, 8.00 a.m. 10.20 a.m. 10.30 a.m. 6.30 p.m. Holy Communion Explorers and Creche at the Vicarage Parish Communion Evensong (not in January and August/ Tel : Burnham 62823 Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach, Maidenhead, Berks. Tel : Maidenhead 2704 7 Mr. John Robb, The Chauntry, Lake End Road, Taplow, Maidenhead, Berks. Tel : Burnham 2243 All are welcome to call at the Vicarage at any time, especially those who are in trouble, despair, or simply in need of someone to talk to. ISSUE NO. 6 /80 JUNE, 1980 E D I T O R I A L Fifty years ago, in May 1930, the Windsor, Slough & Eton Express reported a speech by the then Provost of Eton College, Dr. M.R. James, in which he said the best things in life were not cars, wireless, flying, dirt track or any other racing, football, or the pursuit of wealth, but were The Bible, Homer, Shakespeare, Handel, Dickens, The Elgin Marbles, Salisbury Cathedral, the open country and sea, the stars, and honest games which are played and not looked at by crowds of people. When I read this in the 'from our files' extract in the Express, I could not help wondering whether the present Provost would agree with Dr. James or in fact if anyone, then or now, would be entirely in accord with his choice. I think it very unlikely, for the selection is obviously one of personal preference and poses the question, are 'life's best things' those which we consider to be the most noble and edifying; the splendours of nature and of the arts and the treasures of the intellect? In other words, 'good' things, things that we feel must do us and others good and if more people appreciated them, instead of watching football, the world would be a better place. The majority of us have less lofty sentiments and declare the 'best things' to be those that give us constant pleasure, satisfaction and contentment. The once popular song proclaimed that "the best things in life are free" and before the insolvency of the National Health Service many agreed with this adage when it applied to dentures and wigs. When Julie Andrews sang of her 'favourite things', it was a much less cultivated list than that of Dr. James, and although many of us would go along with his choice of open country, sea and stars, we may not give a fig for the Elgin Marbles. Whilst some would insist that the two best things in life are Mozart and a good claret, others would find more pleasure in a pint of bitter and a good punch-up in Brighton on bank holiday Monday. Obviously to each his own, but whether we include Homer or not we should mark his words: 11 The best of things, beyond their measure, cloy". - 1 - Dear Parishioners, Two weekends feted and barbecued It seems to me that Dorney, greatly to its credit, seems to be able to raise money for an amazing number and range of causes: for the village school, the village hall, the Eton - Dorney Project, the Church roof, etc. , as well as for many outside causes, Christian Aid, Mencap, the Berks and Bucks Associations for the Blind, and others. I mention this now as we are in the particular season of fundraising and we need to gird up our loins and plunge in (literally for one of the annual events, although I am told that particular aspect of it may now be at an end). I thought that Jo Hayton and his aides organised a most magnificent P. T. A. swnmer fete last year and we look forward to it again this year, hoping that it will again raise a large sum to help to improve the facilities available to our children at the school and to the staff who work for them. I do hope that you will have the energy to come on to the Vicarage on th􀄁 evening of the same day to support the Project's annual barbecue, which is in aid, as usual, of our Children's Country Holiday Fund. We are again in great need of funds to help finance these summer holidays at the Vicarage for deprived children from urban areas: some of them are orphans, some have been pushed out of their homes by their parents, some come from homes incapable of giving them any kind of a holiday. No doubt the events of June 14th will give us all a taste for the two events on the weekend of July 5th/6th, the P.T. A. annual barbecue and the Vicarage Happening, the latter being in aid of the Church Roof Fund. Politics and Religion A prominent politician recently declared that the Christian Churches should keep out of the "dusty arena of politics". A spate of letters to the national press pointed out the obvious absurdity of such an idea: institutions who concern themselves with the situation of the poor and underprivileged, to which - 2 - clearly the Churches are called, cannot possibly avoid politics, because often political action is needed in order to do anything in the least bit effective. Perhaps what he should have said is that the Church should never identify itself with any particular party nor should individual Christians claim that being a Christian necessarily involves supporting a particular party: no particular political group can or does have a monopoly on truth. Nevertheless, the religious convictions of some Christians will inevitably lead them into politics, some finding themselves Socialists, some Tories, and so on, but most of them believing that their political actions flow from their religious beliefs. Most Christians will be glad that there are Church members at every level of all the major political parties of this country. However, there is a more difficult area: can or should Churches as a body every speak out in unison on any political matter? The politician mentioned above may have been warning the Churches against this. Recently I went to a meeting of local Christians from the Riverside parishes where we discussed this. It appeared that most of us felt that the Church should speak out on social and political matters, but doubted whether it could as a body do so as such a large group of people are unlikely to come to a common mind on many major questions.However a retired bank manager offered an interesting suggestion on what he regarded as the major social (and not just financial) evil of the present time, expressing his surprise that Church leaders never seemed to say anything about it: inflation. He argued that the Church should attack any government that did not make the ending of high inflation a major priority - and not just making the target bringing it down to a 11 reasonable level" but rather bringing it down to a very small level indeed. It was pointed out that inflation always made the poor and the c.omparati vely poor, poorer, and the rich and comparatively rich, richer: because the latter can always hedge against inflation through the ownership of property, whereas if the former, unable to invest in property, try to save, it is in fact impossible as their savings will always - 3 - devalue, despite of course the interest they receive. Be that as it may, I am sure that the 198O's will see Church leaders increasingly speaking out about the various problems that face us, world poverty, unemployment, disarmament, violence; and often in contradiction of the pragmatism of politicians. But it has always been so amongst the people of God, ever since Moses demanded from the Pharoah the freedom of the Israelites. Meanwhile, one involvement we should all have in politics is to pray for our leaders in government and opposition with the tremendous responsibility and workload that they bear, and especially for the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union who carry such a frightening responsibility for the future of all of us. Another Quotation for Summer, from "The Times" 'A totally blind man has just won for the second year running the best kept garden competition run by the Nottingham Corporation. ' With best wishes, Paul Hawkins. BAPTISM R. I. p. 5th 11th REGISTERS FOR APRIL Oliver Francis Nugent Sherlock Eric Frederick Oxlade - 4 - ST. JAMES THE LESS, DUTY ROSTER 8th June TRINITY I 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Holy Communion Parish Communion Flowers Cleaning Coffee Explorers Creche Sidesman 8.00 10. 30 Reader 10.30 Mrs. Roberts Mrs. Harpur & Mrs. Allen Mrs. Richmond & Mrs. Perryman Mrs. Keith & Mrs. Armstrong Mrs. Williams & Angela Perryman Mr. Armstrong Mr. Belcher Mrs. Handy TRINITY II Luke 14: 2 Samuel 7: 15th June 8.00 a. m. 10. 30 a.m. Holy Communion Parish Communion Flowers Cleaning Coffee Explorers Creche Mrs. Humpleman Mrs. Ames & Mrs. Houldsworth Mrs. Harpur & Mrs. Ames Mrs. Keith & Mrs. Armstrong Mrs. Handy & Mrs. Lightwood 15-24 4-16 Sidesman 8.00 10. 30 Reader 10.30 Mr. Eastgate Mrs. Hammond Mrs. Shepheard Luke 8: 41-55 Deuteronomy 8: 11-20 - 5 - 22nd June 8.00 a. m. 10. 30 a. m. TRINITY III Holy Communion Parish Communion Mrs. Thompson Mrs. Roberts & Mrs. Skinner Mrs. Collins & Mrs. Mack Mrs. Keith & Mrs. Armstrong Flowers Cleaning Coffee Explorers creche Mrs. Buckhouse & Lindsey Hollidge Sidesman 8.00 10. 30 Reader 10. 30 29th June Mr. Hayton Mr. Handy Mrs. Houldsworth TRINITY IV Luke 15: 1-10 Acts 8: 26-38 8.00 a. m. Holy Communion 10.30 a. m. Parish Communion Flowers Cleaning Coffee Explorers Creche Sidesman 8. 00 10. 30 Reader 10. 30 Mrs. Belcher Mrs. Hellmuth & Mrs. Belcher Mrs. Mayes & Mrs. Sherlock Mrs. Butteriss & Mrs. Hayton Mrs. Williams & Mrs. Wooller Mr. Liney Mr. Houldsworth Mrs. Pepler - 6 - Luke 7: 11-19 Acts 11: 4-18 6th July 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a. m. 6.30 p.m. TRINITY V Holy Communion Parish Communion Evensong Mrs. Ames Mrs. Armstrong Mr. & Mrs. Belcher Flowers Cleaning Coffee Explorers Creche Mrs. Butteriss & Mrs. Hayton Mrs. Sherlock & Debbie Belcher Sidesman 8.00 Brig. Mayes 10. 30 Mr. Pepler Reader 10. 30 Mrs. Robb Sidesman 6. 30p. m. Mrs. Harpur 13th July TRINITY VI 8. 00 a. m. 10. 30 a. m. Holy Communion Parish Communion Flowers Cleaning Coffee Explorers Creche Sidesman 8.00 10. 30 Reader 10. 30 Mrs. Snagge Mrs. Robb Mrs. Paton & Mrs. Coish Mr. Skinner Mr. Robb Mrs. Armstrong - 7 - Mark 10: 46-52 Ephesians 4: 17-32 Mark 12: 28-34 Romans 8: 1-11 THE PARISH PUMP May Meeting of the Parish Council A meeting of Dorney Parish Council was held on 13th May, The following points arose from the meeting. 1. BUCKS MINERAL SUBJECT PLAN A public enquiry will be held later this year. In the meantime a meeting of the South Bucks Association of Parish Councils met to discuss a plan of action. 2. BERKS MINERAL SUBJECT PLAN A revised plan will be put forward which will probably be available by September. 3. RATES Buckinghamshire County Rate is going up this year from 86½p. to 106½p. in the £ - a 23 per cent increase. The County say that the increase is mostly due to inflation, But for the reductions of nearly £5 million in the County spending. programmes the rate increase would have been around 29 per cent. - 8 - 4. ACCOUNTS FOR PAYMENT Grass cutting Photocopying Typing Clerk's Salary to 31st May Repair to Mower Public Works Loan Board Penn Branch CPRE E28. 50 3.80 6.00 85. 74 54.00 43.60 2.50 County Assoc. of Local Councils 26. 30 SOUTH Bucks District Assoc. Activities 0.50. 5. A request has been made from the Social Work Department at the Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital at Taplow for car drivers to help ln taking patients to their homes or to London Railway stations at weekends and evenings. The cost of petrol would be reimbursed. Further particulars can be obtained from Mr. M.S. Vail, Social Work Department at the Hospital., Tel. Burnham 411 Ext. 58. 6. BEST KEPT VILLAGE COMPETITION The village has been entered as a single entry in the Best Kept Village Competition. The preliminary judging takes place between 1-15th June and the Final Judging by the 31st July. We are hoping everyone will make a special effort to regain the title of Best Kept Village. 7. TO ALL DOG OWNERS A new by-law is being proposed which will enable any local resident to report the owner of a dog that fouls the pavement or any mown area of grass outside a house to the District Council, so watch-out all dog owners. 8. The next meeting (Annual Business Meeting) will be held on the 10th June. - 9 - AN OPEN LETTER TO ALL WHO RESIDE OR HAVE A GENIUNE INTEREST IN THE PARISH OF DORNEY Berkshire Minerals Subject Plan Berkshire County Council have been very reticent about making their plans known on this side of the river and County Boundary. Your Parish Council has been kept informed of developments by the South Bucks District Council though Eton Wick do not seem to have received the same service from theirs . The part of the above plan which concerns your Parish Council is the site of the old Sewage Farm (part of the Slough Sewage Works) from the M4 down to the North side of the Common and Village. Berkshire have declared this to be a "prospect area" for gravel extraction - the most likely area to receive extraction permission. Having seen the plan for gravel extraction at Barge Farm turned down by the Secretary of State, we now have t'.1e possibility of noise, dust and the visual intrusion that would accompany such a development right on our doorstep. In addition, there is likely to be great difficulty in preventing contractor' s traffic from passing to and fro through the Village and the Reach to gain entry to the site via an access road which it has been suggested should connect with our roads at Lake End. As a Council, we have made our views known in writing and verbally at a Public Meeting in Windsor. It is still not too late for you to add your comments - so please write as forcefully as you can to : - The County Planning Officer, Berkshire County Council, Alpha House, 120 King' s Road, Reading. You might like to touch on one or more of the following points - 10 - when you write: 1. The distance of the proposed site from residential property . 2. The visual impact of the site on the Buckinghamshire Thames Flood Plain which has been designated an area of Attractive Landscape. 3. The dust and noise . • 4. The roads of South Bucks are quite unsuitable for heavy mineral lorries ( a point made by the Inspector in his report on the Barge Farm Appeal. ) 5. Although it might be possible to prevent lorries that were leaving the site from turning left and so passing through the village , it would be a very different matter to prevent ingoing lorries laden with refuse from using the roads of our Parish. Yours sincerely, David J. Shott Chairman of the Parish Council THE WAR MEMORIAL GARDEN The Parish Council is looking for a volunteer who would be prepared to take care of the Memorial Garden. Mr. B. Butteriss has cut the grass for the last 12 months but is unable to continue the work this year. We are grateful to him for his services Anyone who is prepared, on his or her own or with others , to cut the grass and tend the hedges should contact either the Chairman on Maidenhead 27964 or the Clerk on Burnham 2041. D.J.S. - 11 - Sunday, 1st June/ " 15th June Saturday, 7th June Sunday, 8th June Saturday, 14th June " 14th June Sunday, 15th June/ Thursday, 31st July Sunday, 22nd June Saturday, 5th July Sunday, 6th July Saturday, 12th/ Sunday, 13th July Saturday, 26th July Saturday, 9th August Saturday, 6th September Monday, 15th September Saturday, 20th September Wednesday, 15th October Friday, 7th November Saturday, Bth/ Sun day , 9th November DIARY OF EVENTS ( (Best Kept Village Preliminary Judging D. & D. H.S. Annual Dance & Social Evening @ Village Hall. Conservative Sherry Party @ noon. P.T.A. Summer Fete & Dog Show. Project Annual Barbecue. Vicarage @ 8 p.m. ( (Best Kept Village Final Judging D. & D.H .S. Annual Gardens Coach Trip - venue to be announced. P.T.A. Annual Barbecue at Rookwood, Old Marsh Lane. Vicarage Happening & Pet Show. 2. 30-5. 00p.m. (D. & D.H.S . Summer Gardens (Competition. Conservative Barbecue @ 8 p. m. D. & D.H. S. Annual Barbecue Dance, Village Hall. D. & D. H.S. Annual Flower, Vegetable & Produce Show at Dorney Village Hall. P.T.A. A.G.M. D. & D.H.S. Harvest Festival Supper & Entertainment at Village Hall. D. & D.H.S. Gardening Qui.z evening open to all members & many prizes to be won at Village Hall. D. & D.H.S. Society A.G.M. (Annual weekend at Dorney Vicarage (for 14 to 18 year olds. - 12 - " • " • Saturday, 22nd November DORNEY WOMEN 'S INSTITUTE DORNEY WOMEN'S SOCIAL CLUB DORNEY P. T.A. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ROAD SAFETY COMM ITTEE DORNEY P. C.C. DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DORNEY OVER 60 LUNCHEON CLUB DORNEY YOUTH CLUB Senior Youth Club Junior Youth Club Dorney Women 's Institute 's Christmas Fayre . Meet second Wednesday of every month at 2.30 p.m. Meet fourth Wednesday of every month at 8.00 p.m. Meet fourth Monday of every month for P.T.A. Committee Meeting . Second Tuesday in every month at 8.00 p.m. Dorney School. Second Tuesday in every month at 7. 45 p.m. preceding the Parish Council Meeting. First Wednesday of every month at 8.00 p.m. Dorney Vicarage. Meet second Wednesday of every month. Meet second Tuesday of every month at the Vicarage. 7.30 p.m. Dorney Vicarage, alternate Sundays (14- 20 year old 's) 6. 45 p. m. Dorney Vicarage, alternate Sundays (11-14 year old's) (See Church Notice board for details) - 13 - •* ************************************************• •• •• •• SUNDAY 6TH JULY •• ••• ••• •• •• •• VICARAGE HAPPENING •• •• ------------------ •• •• •• •• 2. 30 - 5.00 p. m. •• •• •• •• •• •• DOG SHOW •• •• •• •• SMALL PET SHOW •• •• •• •• SIDESHOWS •• •• •• ••• RAFFLES ••• •• •• •• CAKES TEAS •• •• •• •• •• •• AN AFTERNOON OUT FOR ALL THE FAMILY •• •• •• •• •• •• OFFERS OF HELP OR IDEAS TO •• •• PETER BELCHER MAIDENHEAD 27047 •• ••• ••• •• •• •• HELP TO SUPPORT THE CHURCH ROOF FUND •• •• •• * ************************************************* - 14 - • • • Meldrum Boveney Road Dorney Common Nr. Windsor. We are very perturbed indeed about the Cinagro being put now annually on the Common. Let us explain why, and see whether other people can see why and help. We agree that the commonland grass is probably better, but we are anxious to know how safely it is being applied. There had been much rain and the common ground beneath the grass was saturated. The tankers appeared and began deluging the common, j ust a few days before the cattle came on. Indeed the last tanker seen was immediately before. The sewage lay in large pools for many days after the cattle were on. It was applied right up to three yards of the narrow road and within a few yards from our windows . There was a very strong gale when the sewage was applied and we found neat sewage over the front of our houses and also over the cars . out of our front door, the wind blew the sewage puddles and we found ourselves breathing in the brown stains remained on the windows and cars. Whenever we came straight from the droplets. The Having contacted the Medical Officer of Health the year before, and being told by him that there was a careful grid system and a recommended code of practice which should be adhered to carefully, where there were domiciles, we had expected more care this year, as he assured us that he had written to the water board. This year to our great consternation, the code of practice recommended, as explained to us by the Medical Officer of Health, did not seem to tally with the practice. We understand that the sewage contains cadmium and lead, and that grain is not allowed to be grown on land where this has been used. - 15 - We were breathing it in for many days, neat; the cattle were eating grass with it on - neat, (and there were not only beef cattle but at least one milker, supplying a family. ) our lovely healthy St. Bernard died last year from leukaemia caused through a liver malfunctioning which the Cambridge laboratory told us, could have been caused through absorbtion of a chemical. He came in from the Cinagro and licked himself clean. This year we have been absorbing it neat. We have been assured by the Medical Officer, and by Mr. Peregrine Palmer, who appeared concerned, that long term tests are being conducted from soil samples taken nine inches down. They however do not seem to understand that our concern is from the sewage from the top. It may really be too late by the time the long term experiments are complete! Mr. Palcer has told us that he will endeavour to get a copy of the code of practice recommended, as we have been told of this many times but when we suggest seeing this, the Health Department do not appear to ever have it with them. We are pretty certain that it should never be applied in a wind, and never so close to the houses. We also believe that it is against common sense to put it on when it will not drain away and when the wind is strong so that we are covered. We would also suggest that it is against common sense to have the beasts eating the grass with the raw sewage on it. Even if it is found to be safe to breathe in cinagro with traces of various elements and chemicals, surely it is not very socially acceptable to allow people's houses to be showered with it, and to have them spotted with it on going out into the wind from the houses. We suggest that the wind should not be in the direction of the houses when it is sprayed. That it should not be done when the ground is water logged. That a certain amount of time should elapse before the cattle are let on to the grass covered with wet - 16 - cinagro, and that an impartial observer should be there to witness that the recommendations are adhered to and that if there really is a grid system,that we know of it and that it is kept to. We should like Mr. Peregrine Palmer to pass on the code, when he receives it, to the magazine, so that everyone will be able to see whether it has been adhered to in the past, and if not, that we shall all be able to see that it is kept in the future. When you think how much lead is in the air at Dorney as we see the jettisoned fuel smoke, drift from the planes following the river, we think that the air should be left as uncontaminated as possible. If you doubt this, look on the top of your pond or wipe the windscreen of your car each morning with a paper handkerchief and you will be surprised at the result. Having said all this, Dorney is one of the most delightful places to live, and much credit is due to the late Colonel Palmer who was like a watch dog for its protection. We would like to thank Peregrine Palmer for his written concern about our concern over the Cinagro. Phyllis Wallbank. - 17 - BEST KEPT VILLAGE COMPETITION Once again our very attractive Parish has been entered on the wishes of the Annual Parish Meeting for the Competition. I would imagine that most, if not all of us who reside in the Parish do so because we enjoy these very pleasant surroundings. So, as we have proved in the past that with a concerted effort we can win the competition, let us all make the effort to keep it looking at its best throughout the summer so that we can all be proud of where we live and at the same time impress the judges. The preliminary judging will take place between the 1st and 15th of June with the finals at any time up to the end of July. D.J.S. ************************************************ •• •• •• • DORNEY P.T.A. BARBECUE • •• •• ---------------------- •• •• •• •• • SATURDAY 5TH JULY, 1980 • •• •• •• • AT • •• •• •• • ROOKWOOD, OLD MARSH LANE •• ••• •• •• • STEEL BAND • •• •• •• • TICKETS E4. - Available from • •• • MRS. JOAN GRIFFITH • •• • (BURNHAM 2078) • •• •• •• ************************************************ - 18 - 2. 00 2. 10 2. 15 3. 00 DORNEY COUNTY COMBINED SCHOOL P. T.A. ************************************ SUMMER FETE AND DOG SHOW SATURDAY, 14TH JUNE 1980 To be opened at 2 p. m. by MICHAEL DEEKS (Swiftnick in Dick Turpin) ADMISSION 20p. Children Free FETE PROGRAMME Arrival of band and parade for opening. Dog Show judging commences. Fancy Dress judging. Boys Football Six-a-side Medal Competition. - 19 - 3.15 4.00 4.30 4.45 FETE PROGRAMME (Cont'd.) Music by Junior Salvation Army Band Demonstration of Fencing by Maidenhead Fencing Club. Tug of War P.T. A. Draw (£200 of prizes to be won) DOG SHOW CLASSES (Licensed with the Kennel Club as an Exemption Dog Show) PEDIGREE CLASSES 1. 2. 3. 4. NOVELTY 5. 6. 7. B. 9. 10. 11. Any variety puppy (age six to twelve months) n n sporting Qpen n n non-sporting n Any variety n CLASSES Any non-pedigree dog or bitch Any variety veteran (age seven or over) Any variety local dog (living within 10 miles of show) Special prize for dog shown by pupil of Dorney School The dog the judge would most like to take home Child handler class Dog fancy dress Dog not having won prize in class 1 to 10. Further particulars from Mrs. Woodley (Maidenhead 22190). - 20 - DORNEY WOMEN'S SOCIAL CLUB At the meeting held in the Village Hall in April we were very pleased to welcome Mrs. Batty from Datchet to talk to members about antiques. She brought some beautiful pieces of silver with her and explained how the different kinds of silver had been made. A few members had brought along pieces of their own for Mrs. Batty to look at and value, and she was very pleased to do this. Dot Belcher proposed a vote of thanks for a very interesting and instructive talk. Rita Brades won the raffle, a waste bin, not antique unfortunately. Don' t forget the Ramble of Dorney on June 25th and the A.G.M. on July 16th. ****************************************** • • • • ! DORNEY PARISH-ETON COLLEGE PROJECT ! . ------------------- . • • • • ! BARBECUE ! ii --------------- ii • • • ! SATURDAY, 14TH JUNE ! • • • • • 8 • -tc p. m. ii • • • ! DORNEY VICA RAGE ! • • • • ! TICKETS INC. FOOD DISCO ! • • • • : E3. 00 Adults STEEL BAND : ; E2. 00 Schoolchildren ; BAR • • • • • ****************************************** - 21 - PET SHOW (Vicarage Happening) There will be a pet show as part of the Vicarage Happpening on 6th July at 2. 30 p. m. We hope there will be a large number of entries. The classes are as follows - Best Hamster Best Guinea Pig Best Rabbit Best Cat Best Tortoise and Overall Winner. Prizes will be awarded to the winner of each class. For further details contact Burnham 5595. Dorney Babysitting Club. For details contact - Cathering Lancaster, Maidenhead 71618. - 22 - Re port on the monthly meeting of the Dorney Women's Institute The monthly meeting of the Dorney Women's Institute was held on Wednesday, 14th May, 1980 in the Village Hall. Apologies for absence were received from Mrs.Tinsley and Mrs.Rayner. Mrs. Sharphouse, the President, welcomed Lady Runge, the County Chairman of Buckinghamshire Federation of Women's Institutes to the meeting. After the record of the April meeting had been read, confirmed and signed, the business of the meeting commenced. Final arrangements were made for the outing to the Celebration Craft Meeting at Liscombe House and to Ascott House on 21st May, 1980. The Group Garden Party which was scheduled to take place at the Taplow & Hitcham Hall, will not now take place. Several members will help with the House - to - House collection for Alexandra Rose Day in June. Mrs. Jones gave a report on the 'Towards 2000' conference which took place at Salisbury on 24th April. Mrs. Sharphouse, Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. Jones were the Dorney delegates. The resolutions for the National Federation of Women's Institutes' Annual General Meeting at the Albert Hall on 11th June to which Mrs. Spencer will be the delegate, were discussed. Lady Runge led the discussion, explaining any points which needed clarifying. Mrs. Sharp thanked Lady Runge for attending the meeting and helping the members to make up their minds about the resolutions. At the June meeting the speaker will be Miss H. Stevens whose subject is Wild Flowers of the Chilterns. Her hostess will be Mrs. Hutton. Teas will be provided by Mrs. Chase, Mrs. Hutton and Mrs. Tinsley. The competition will be the Flower of the Month. The May competition winners were (i) Mrs. Horner. (ii) Mrs. Roberts (iii) Mrs. Allen. W.I. Duties. Welfare Clinic. Mrs. Roberts. Over 60's Club. 24. 6. 80 Mrs. Sharphouse, Mrs. Looker & Mrs. Povey. The meeting ended with tea and a Quiz. The winners were (i) Mrs. Horner. (ii) Mrs. Swift. (iii) Mrs. Sharphouse & Mrs. Harpur. - 23 - 1st. DORNEY BROWNIE GUIDES The Brownies raised over £170 on their Sponsored Walk recently. All this money is to be given to the Church Roof Fund. The original plan for a footpath walk had to be abandoned, so they did laps of Trumper's Field as did the residents about twelve years ago to raise funds for a Village Hall. They are to be congratulated for their dogged determination, as they ran, jogged, or steadily walked lap after lap. No Brownie did less than 4 laps and some completed 8 in the hour. It was a cool damp evening when they started and the 'marshals' at the corners of the field were gradually festooned with anoraks, hats, belts, and ties as the girls warmed up. Our thanks to the sponsors for your support which made their efforts worthwhile, and whilst we may not get a 'gold roof' which one Brownie thought we could get, I think the money will go some way towards diminishing the debt. we are now planning our Summer Pack Holiday and as this is to be a joint venture with 3rd. Burnham Brownies they were invited to spend an evening at Dorney with their Brown Owl so that we may get to know one another. Anita Breslin has now gone up to Guides, and we welcomed Helen Farrell into the Pack. Badges gained :- Rebecca Paddy Jessica Armstrong Amanda Ainsworth Nicola Kirkby Sarah Jackman Anita Breslin Vashti Hawkins Jessica Arm.strong Vashti Hawkins Jessica Armstrong Brown OWl. 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Mortgages arranged for suitable purchasers, free valuations, NO SALE - NO FEE. * * * Houses required for waiting buyers in the Dorney and surrounding areas. * * * Open 6 days a week - Agents for Bristol & West Building Society. G. A. SAVAGE & CO. [Slough] LTD. ROAD TRANSPORT & REMOVAL CONTRACTORS Member of the British Association of Removers ,: -' ' -t. X B-A-R 􀀇 􀀉Ei..o,.t.1''2, 167 Bower Wav. Cippenham, Slough. SLI SH B Tel: Slough 21080 THE OLD SCHOOL ANTIQUES DORNEY SPECIALISTS IN 18TH & EARLY 19TH CENTURY PORCELAIN ALSO ANTIQUE FURNITURE PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY ANTIQUES YOU WISH TO SELL. FREE VALUATIONS FOR PROSPECTIVE SELLERS. TEL: BURNHAM 32◄7 SERVICES IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JAMES EVERY SUNDAY 8.00 a.m. 10.20 a.m. 10.30 a.m. FIRST SUNDAY IN THE MONTH VICAR: The Rev. Paul Hawkins The Vicarage, Dorney, Windsor, Berks. CHURCHWARDENS Mr. Peter Belcher, The Haven, 6.30 p.m. Holy Communion Explorers and Creche at the Vicarage Parish Communion Evensong (not in January and August) Tel : Burnham 62823 Harcourt Road, Dorney Reach, Maidenhead, Berks. Tel : Maidenhead 2704 7 Mr. John Robb, The Chauntry, Lake End Road, Taplow, Maidenhead, Berks. Tel : Burnham 2243 All are welcome to call at the Vicarage at any time, especially those who are in trouble, despair, or simply in need of someone to talk to. ISSUE NO. 7/80 JULY, 1980 E D I T O R I A L I am writing this editorial in the very early days of the presentation of the One Hundred Great Paintings now being shown on television. I am not one of the great observers of this world, nor do I tend to stand and stare, so to be shown in detail different parts of a painting that I would not even notice, have explained why they are painted so and what the artist was trying to portray I find gives great satisfaction. I am looking forward to seeing the whole of the programmes and even at this point wondering how, by juggling time and any commitments, I am going to manage not to miss any of them. This must be one of the more imaginative series offered. I know television is blamed for many things, and a lot of it mindless rubbish, yet to have the chance of being introduced to these paintings and have them explained by experts who have had the opportunity of seeing the original painting and studying the life of the painter opens up for me such a wide experience. I am in danger of becoming an addict and, though I hope not, a bore. I wonder if my excitement is on a par with devotees of Match of the Day, Coronation Street and dare I say it - Dallas. - 1 - Dear Parishioners, VIOLENCE Watching real or imagined acts of violence on television or reading about them in the newspaper is one thing, but when these things occur within one's own community, as has happened recently, then it is quite another: the experience is obviously horrible for those directly involved, and it creates for everybody a sense of unease and disgust that what should be normal and happy events cannot be held without risk of unpleasantness or worse, caused by a vicious minority. A sense of unease and fear is something that those living in some urban areas have had to live with for a long time, expressing itself by people feeling unable to walk around at night alone, and so on. Some people think the answer is simple: violence should be met with violence. There are calls for corporal punishment, hard labour, longer imprisonment, and so on. But violence cannot destroy violence. On the contrary, a person prone to violence is likely to be made more violent, not less so, if he in turn is treated violently. We all feel aggressive and angry with those who engage in pointless destructiveness, but it is playing into the hands of the forces of disorder if we allow feelings of violence to cloud our own judgements. One imaginative attempt to tackle the prolem in recent years has been the Community Service Order: young men and women who would otherwise have been sent to Borstal or Prison are instead sentenced to so many hours compulsory community service. They remain in their homes and jobs, but in their spare time do supervised community work. I gather that these Orders are proving effective both as a deterrent, but also as offering opportunities for change. For example somebody who has mugged an old lady may find himself having to redecorate an old person's flat: several hours and days spent getting to know the old person is likely to open the eyes of the person concerned to the nature of what he actually did. There are other advantages: the work done by those on Community Service Orders can save organisations a great deal of time, money - 2 - and effort. We ourselves have a group one Sunday a month and they get through a lot of work in the house and garden which the Project might otherwise have to pay to have done. Also, Community Service Orders cost the taxpayer very considerably less than prison. NO EASY ANSWERS But these orders are of course only appropriate for certain individuals and certain offences. Yet the statistics appear to suggest that imprisonment is not particularly effective either as a deterrent or as an agency of reform. Some think longer prison sentences are the answer. It is an extraordinary comment on current values, that frequently those convicted of robbery receive longer sentences than those convicted of causing bodily harm. Surely the latter should be dealt with at least as severely as the former assuming that we value life more than property. But so much "law and order" talk, all these discussions about different kinds of punishment and ways of reforming people are really like suggesting destroying a huge weed by pruning it: pruning it will only let it grow stronger. What is needed is for the roots to be tackled, and only then will the whole plant weaken. And the roots of violence lie deep within society and cannot be reached by superficial talk about corporal punishment, longer prison sentences, etc. No doubt the whole thing is terribly complicated and there are many contributing factors: the breakdown of family life, the lack of any commonly accepted values, aims, and beliefs, etc. But in this area there are three comments I would like to make: First, I think there is a growing gap between the police and the rest of the community. Most people's contact with the police is limited to seeing them go past in their Panda cars together with those times when we are stopped for speeding or when they are called out at times of crisis. This is not the fault of the police who are no doubt under-manned and have a difficult task to keep abreast with all that needs to be done. But one of the - 3 - effects is that some young people, tragically for all concerned, no longer see the policeman as a friend and helper. This is an awful state of affairs, and very unfair and unhelpful to the police. There is a tremendous need for the police to become again part of the community. Each community needs its own policeman who they can get to know,chat with, rely on. There would be great advantages to be gained: much potential trouble might be spotted before it happened; those inclined to vandalism or violence might be put off by the thought of clashing with a local policeman whom they knew and respected, and who was seen around a lot in the local streets. Surely the return of the local 'bobby' could do nothing but good. If it means more police, then we ought to be prepared to pay for them. Secondly, I believe it is absolutely pernicious that we are at this time cutting back on education expenditure. Education is the lifeblood of a society: good education builds up the community, poor education causes it to crumble. Education develops the mind, body, and spirit. It provides us with aims, ambitions, values, understanding. Governments who talk about the need to improve law and order and yet at the same time cut back on education are cynically and utterly irresponsible. Where, it might be asked, is the money to come from? At the moment the world as a whole invests an average of £8,000 on each soldier per annum and £130 on each school child. Even a small cutback in arms expenditure would release a great deal of money for education. Thirdly, it is often pointed out that the amount of violence in a country is in direct proportion to the amount of unemployment. There are many obvious reasons why this should be so. Clearly unemployment is a problem with no easy answer to it but at least unemployment should never be used in order to solve other economic problems. The lessening of unemployment should be a top priority, at least if we wish to have a peaceful society. On a brighter note I hope you all have thoroughly good holidays - 4 - • and return completely invigorated! With best wishes, Paul Hawkins. MARRIAGE: PARISH REGISTERS FOR MAY 24th Keith John Lake to Rosemary Anne Harwood ***************************************************** « « « « « « « SUNDAY 6TH JULY « « « « « « « : VICARAGE HAPPENING : « « ,fc ------------------ ,fe « « « « « 2.30 - 5.00 p.m. « « « « « « « « DOG SHOW « « « « « « SMALL PET SHOW « « « « « « SIDESHOWS « « « « « « RAFFLES « « « « « « « « CAKES TEAS « « « « « « « « AN AFTERNOON OUT FOR ALL THE FAMILY « « « « « « « « « « HELP TO SUPPORT THE CHURCH ROOF FUND « « « « « « « '***************************************************t - 5 - ST. JAMES THE LESS, DUTY ROSTER 20th July 8.00 a. m. 10. 30 a.m. TRINITY 7 Holy Communion Parish Communion Miss Kilpatrick Mrs. Harpur & Mrs. Allen Mr. & Mrs. Chapman Mrs. Butteriss & Mrs. Hayton Flowers Cleaning Coffee Explorers Creche Mrs. Backhouse & Angela Perryman Sidesman 8.00 Mr. Eastgate 10.30 Mr. Handy 1st Reader 10.30 Mrs. Armstrong 27th July 8.00 a.m. 10. 30 a. m. Flowers Cleaning Coffee Explorers Creche Sidesman TRINITY 8 Holy Communion Parish Communion Mrs. Chapman Mrs. Ames & Mrs. Mr. & Mrs. Robb \None 8.00 Mr. Hayton 10.30 Mr. Houldsworth 1st Reader 10.30 Mrs. Paton - 6 - Houldsworth Mark Luke 6: 27-38 Ezekiel 37: 1-14 2 Corinthians 9: 14-29 6: 1-10 • • 3rd August 8.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Flowers Cleaning Coffee Explorers Creche Sidesman TRINITY 9 Holy Communion Parish Communion Mrs. Houldsworth Mrs. Roberts & Mrs. Skinner Mr. & Mrs. Wilkinson !None 8.00 Mrs. Ames Luke 7: 36-50 10.30 Mr. Wilkinson 1st Reader 10.30 Mrs. Wilkinson Galatians 6: 1-10 NO 6.30 EVENSONG 10th August TRINITY 10 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion 10.30 a.m. Parish Communion Mrs. Thompson Flowers Cleaning Coffee Explorers Creche Mrs. Belcher & Mrs. Hellmuth Mr. & Mrs. Skinner Sidesman 8.00 10. 30 1st Reader 10.30 !None Mr. Armstrong Mrs. Hammond Mrs. Keith - 7 - Luke Philippi ans 17: 5-10 1: 1-11 Sunday, 15th June/ Thursday, 31st July Saturday, 5th July Sunday, 6th July Saturday, 12th/ Sunday, 13th July Saturday, 26th July Saturday, 9th August Saturday, 6th September Saturday, 13th September Monday, 15th September Saturday, 2oth September Wednesday, 15th October Friday, 7th November Saturday, 8th/ Sunday, 9th November DIARY OF EVENTS jBest Kept Village Final Judging P. T.A. Annual Barbecue at Rookwood, Old Marsh Lane. Vicarage Happening & Pet Show. 2.30 - 5.00 p.m. (D. & D.H.S. Summer Gardens (Competition. Conservative Barbecue@ 8 p.m. D. & D.H.S. Annual Barbecue Dance, Village Hall. D. & D.H.S. Annual Flower, Vegetable & Produce Show at Dorney Village Hall. Party at The Chauntry in aid of Church Roof Fund. P.T.A. A.G. M. D. & D.H.S. Harvest Festival Supper & Entertainment at Village Hall. D. & D.H,S. Gardening Quiz evening open to all members & many prizes to be won at Village Hall. D. & D.H.S. Society A.G.M. (Annual weekend at Dorney Vicarage (for 14 to 18 year olds. - 8 - Saturday, 22nd November DORNEY WOMEN'S INSTITUTE DORNEY WOMEN'S SOCIAL CLUB DORNEY P,T,A, PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE DORNEY P,C.C. DORNEY VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DORNEY OVER 60 LUNCHEON CLUB DORNEY YOUTH CLUB Senior Youth Club Junior Youth Club Dorney Women's Institute Christmas Fayre. Meet second Wednesday of every month at 2,30 p.m. Meet fourth Wednesday of every month at 8.00 p.m. Meet fourth Monday of every month for P.T.A. Committee Meeting. Second Tuesday in every month at 8,00 p.m. Dorney School. Second Tuesday in every month at 7,45 p.m. preceding the Parish Council Meeting. First Wednesday of every month at"8.00 p.m. Dorney Vicarage. Meet second Wednesday of every month. Meet second Tuesday of every month at the Vicarage. 7.30 p.m. Dorney Vicarage, alternate Sundays (14-20 year old's) 6.45 p.m. Dorney Vicarage, alternate Sundays (11-14 year old's) (See Church Notice board for details) Dorney Babysitting Club. For details contact - Catherine Lancaster, Maidenhead 71618. - 9 - THE PARISH PUMP June Meeting of the Parish Council The Annual Business Meeting of the Parish Council was held on Tuesday 10th June and the following elections were made. Chairman: Mr. Shott Vice Chairman: Mr. Belcher Standing Committee: Finance Committee : Planning Committee: Mr. Shott. Mr. Belcher. Mrs. Armstrong. Mr. Chapman (Clerk) . Mr. Richmond Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith. Mrs. Wooller. Mrs. Armstrong. Representativeson the South Bucks District Association of Local Councils Mr. Belcher. Mrs. Armstrong. Dorney Village Hall Management Committee: Thames Planning & Amenities Forum Parish Pump Mr. Richmond Mr. Belcher. Mrs. Armstrong. Mr. Peregrine Palmer has been elected Chairman of the South Bucks District Council. - 10 - • • The Bus Shelter at the top of Harcourt Road is being repaired. Best Kept Village Competition. It was agreed that Dorney looked in pretty good order for the judging but it is hoped everyone will work hard to maintain tidiness. Finance Electricity June qtr. Grass Cutting £44. 20 28. 40 Typing 4.50. Skips All usual sites - 4th - 11th August 11th - 18th August. Footpath alongside Motorway Bridge. For approximately the next five weeks due to painting on the bridge the footpath will be open only for pedestrians. Next meeting will be on 8th July. ....* ************************************************.. .. .... ..«...... DO---RNE---Y -P--. -T-. -A-.- -B-ARB--E-C-U-E- ..«...... ..: SATURDAY 5TH JULY, 1980 :.. .. .. ...... AT ...... ...... =RO=OKW=OO.c.c.--'D,- O-LD- -MA-RS-H -LAN-E- ...... .. .. .... STEEL BAND .... .... .... ! TICKETS £4. - Available from : : MRS. JOAN GRIFFITH : !.. (BURNHAM 2078) !.. ************************************************* - 11 - The Editor, Dorney Parish Magazine. Dorney Court in 1981 Dorney Court, Windsor, Berkshire. The National Heritage is an imprecise idea but I expect that most people ha,•e thoughts as to what it might be. Parliament persuaded by various groups is relatively precise and has produced legislation which is approved by all the main political parties to preserve our heritage, to the advantage of the nation as a whole. This it does in all kinds of ways, but the one concerning Dorney Court is concerned with buildings, land or works of art which are deemed to be "Of outstanding architectural or historic interest". The Historic Buildings Council is appointed by the government to advise on what falls within that category. The HBC recommends to the Treasury that it considers certain buildings, land or works of art are worthy. The examination is thorough, expert and wide ranging. It might be presumed that all Grade I listed buildings would qualify, but this is far from the case, and the numbers approved are quite small. The form of help that the Treasury can offer is in two parts - firstly, grants can be made for repairs and secondly there is relief from Capital Taxation. It was a great relief therefore, when we heard a short while ago from the Treasury that Dorney Court would be so designated as a Building of outstanding architectural and historic interest, because the imposition of Capital taxes would surely have lead to the Court becoming just another of the many sad historic - 12 - • houses we see bereft of family life in our area. Perhaps we and so on. urgency as may get some help to repair the roof and front gates, (The main piers have just been done as a matter of they were about to fall down in the wind) . The government, however, does not give money away for nothing. There is one simple condition - That the public are allowed access. And it must be right that the public should be allowed to see what the public preserves. And so, sometime in 1981 the public will be allowed access, or put another way the house will be open to the public. I do not suppose that all that many people will want to come to the house and it is too small to encourage too many to do so, for they would spoil the atmosphere, and character. However, all the same proper arrangements will have to be made for such things as cars to be parked off the roads and out of sight with the minimum of disturbance, and for a place for people to have tea, which seems to be what some are most interested in. These matters will be done with great care, not only by keeping the parish and district council informed and asking for their help and comments, but also to ensure that the character of the house and grounds are not only preserved but enhanced. Any comments peoplemay have will be welcomed. Peregrine Palmer, Dorney Court. June 1980. - 13 - Report on the monthly meeting of the Dorney Women's Institute The monthly meeting of the Dorney Women's Institute was held on Wednesday, 11th June, 1980, in the Village Hall. The President, Mrs. Sharphouse, welcomed Mrs. Hastie, the Grenfell Group Convener and four other visitors to the meeting. She then told the members of the death of Mrs. Howard, who had been a founder member of Dorney Women's Institute, but had lived for some years in Slough, so was unable to attend the meetings. Apologies for absence were received from Mrs. Binns, Miss Kilpatrick and Mrs. Sharp. Mrs. Allen, the Secretary, read the record of the previous meeting, which was duly agreed and signed. The President thanked Mrs. Roberts, on behalf of the members fcir arranging the visit to the Celebration Craft Meeting and to Ascott House. Everyone had enjoyed their day out. A suggestion had been made for a further outing to Broadlands, the home of Earl Mountbatten, on Sunday, 20th July and names were taken of members who were interested. Arrangements were made for the provision of teas by the Women's Institute for the Vicarage Happening on Sunday, 6th July, 1980. Helpers are to be at the Vicarage by 2. 00 p.m. Names were also taken of those members who wished to attend the County Produce Day at Aylesbury on Wednesday, 24th September, 1980. A letter had been received from Taplow & Hitcham Institute inviting members of Dorney Institute to a picnic lunch meeting on July 1st. Several members said that they would like to go. Mrs. Harpur reported that the list of speakers for 1981 was nearly complete. - 14 - The speaker, Miss H. Stevens, showed some beautiful slides of wild flowers, taken by herself in various parts of the Chilterns, describing their habitats and habits. Her talk was most enjoyable. She was warmly thanked by Mrs. Hutton. At the July meeting the speaker will be Mrs. Wynfred Webb on 'Oddities of Fiction'. Her hostess will be Mrs. Horner. Teas will be provided by Mrs. Binns, Mrs. Dorrell and Mrs. Jones. The competition will be The Flower of the month. The June competition winners were i. Mrs. Hutton. ii. Mrs. Chase iii. Mrs. Harpur. W.I. Duties. Welfare Clinic. over GO'S Club. Mrs. Roberts & Mrs. Sharp. Mrs. Sharphouse, Mrs. Looker & Mrs. Chase. PET SHOW (Vicarage Happening) There will be a pet show as part of the Vicarage Happening on 6th July at 2.30 p.m. We hope there will be are as follows - a large number of Best Hamster Best Guinea Pig Best Rabbit Best Cat Best Tortoise and overall Winner. entries. The classes Prizes will be awarded to the winner of each class. For further details contact Burnham 5595. - 15 - WHO ' S FOR A PLAY? I would like to put on a play in the village hall during the first week of December this year. The object would be twofold: firstly, to have fun, and secondly, to raise some money towards the parish's annual contribution to the Eton-Dorney Project. Please let me know if you would like to be involved in what would be an enormously enjoyable event. We would need actors, set builders (i.e. carpenters, painters, etc.) people who would be good at lighting, sound effects, publicity, etc. etc. make-up artistes etc. An initial meeting to plan it will be on Tuesday, 9th September at 8 p.m. at Dorney Vicarage. All interested are welcome. Paul Hawkins. A 15 YEAR OLD LATVIAN BOY LIVING IN BELGIUM AND SPEAKING GERMAN AND ENGLISH WOULD LIKE TO SPEND TWO WEEKS IN THIS AREA AS A PAYING GUEST. IF YOU FEEL YOU COULD HELP PLEASE CONTACT:MR. HEZMALIETIS 5 7, HARCOURT ROAD, DORNEY REACH. - 16 - Material for publication should reach one of the Editors by the 16th of the preceding month. Editon: Editorial Board Distributon: Mr. C.C. Cody. Easter Folly, 7, Dorney Reach Road, Dorney Reach. Tel: Maidenhead 24121 Mrs. M. E. Hellmuth, Boskerris, 15, Marsh Lane, Dorney Reach. Tel : Maidenhead 28491 The Editors, Mrs. M.C. Cody. Mrs. Ames, Mrs. Armstrong, Mrs. Cobb, Mrs. Crane, Mrs. Foster-Key, Mrs. Groves, Mrs. Hakesley, Mrs. Hellmuth, Mrs. Oxlade, Mrs. Pilkinton, Mrs. Rae, Mrs. Sharphouse, Mrs. Shott, Mrs. Sorensen, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Warner-Horne, Mrs. Wiltshire, MP1. Wooller, Mrs. Wright. Rate of Subscription : 60p per annum for 12 issues. Advertisers and Treasurers of Organisations should please pay their Subscriptions punctually to Mr. Cody. Distributors who collect subscriptions from those taking the magazine should hand them to Mrs. ·Cody. The Editors are not responsible for the opInIons of correspondents expressed in letters or articles published in this magazine. E. SARGEANT AND SON FUNERAL DIRECTORS MONUMENT AL MASONS Head Office: Church Street, Slough, Tel: Slough 20081 Windsor Branches: 61 & 313 St. Leonards Road, Windsor. Tel: Windsor 65982 & 60762 PRIVATE CHAPELS DAY & NIGHT SERVICE HANDYSTORE (G.F. 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